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I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
A Very Misleading Trailer...
If one has only seen the trailer for this art house film then they would think it's a horror movie about memory and tv, and perception of reality and looks like it'll lead into the Lovecraftian horror, but alas it did not.
It's hard to say exactly what the film wants to be. I know the writer and director Jane Schoenbrun has stated that it's about transitioning from one gender to another and it sort of feels like that, but it also feels like parents and abuse, and about sexuality. My point is that the message is messy. The trailer does not help.
The trailer plays it out that it's gonna be this Kubrickesque horror film that is slow and scary. The film is slow but it is also frustrating because it takes each character so much dialogue to get to the point. Justice Smith did a great job with what he had and I can see he can lead a movie.
Would I recommend it? I don't know, probably not. It's neither scary or bizarre enough. Sure there are some weird moments but I've seen films that are far far weirder.
5/10.