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A hurricane party goes awry.

I can't say a lot good about this movie other than it's beautiful due to the stunning actresses and the usual A24 color correction. I think it's going for horror satire but kind of misses the mark. On the serious side, the movie tries to develop the motivations of the characters by using short monologues as they incessantly run around the house looking for answers to their mystery. It uses almost none of the divulged information successfully. On the lighter end, the film adapts generational satire, but overplays it.

So who done it? Was it the coke, the shrooms, the creepy 10 years older dudes, an intruder, a glow necklace come to life?

If you can make it over halfway through, the final scene makes the movie worth finishing, but I believe the creators relied heavily on this end and forgot to develop the movies means. It's almost as if the whole movie was created around its conclusion as the sole idea.

4/10 for bodies bodies bodies.

Starving artist Sebas, seeing his woes intensified by social media, sinks further into depression. Thriving influencer Jordan rides a wave that only a vast but supremely shallow online presence could bring.

These men are two sides of the same coin. When their relationship builds, things take a turn for the interesting.

The movie includes modern tropes but modernity is not the point. There are classic dichotomies in the forefront. Is what you want the thing you need? Is the artist an artist if they don't perform? What is the performer without the artist? Where is the line between brutal imposition and destructive passivity?

Loved it!

I was expecting something enticing and exciting but this movie fell through. The actors took advantage of their star quality with lackluster performances, as if they just showed up and were given their character and lines the day of filming. Because of this, I did not have a good sense of the real life individuals they were playing, Jordan's dad being the exception.

Also, so much time was spent in this office / HQ, and the dialog nor story was interesting enough for that setting. I. E. They did not include much info that was not general knowledge to anyone who has seen a Jordan documentary or read his Wikipedia. The movie relied on 2 or 3 facts as shocking revelations to impress the audience, and those facts were drilled hard.

I will give credit to the film editing as it was pretty seamless. The pacing was also good. The cheesy moments fell flat but they made for good jokes if you're watching with others.

4/10.