A review of a film that thrives on contradictions, set in a sleepy town and depicting a scrappy, toxic love story amidst deadly crime and otherworldly elements.
is a film that thrives on contradictions. It’s both sexy and disgusting; delicately romantic but gluttonous with gore; set in a stagnant town yet brimming with otherworldly elements . Most importantly, its depictions of power are purposely all over the place. The A24 lesbian thriller , directed by Rose Glass, takes place in a sleepy New Mexico setting in 1989. It follows Lou (Kristen Stewart), a scrawny sullen gym manager with a stringy mullet, and Jackie (Katie M.
O’Brien) a jacked-up drifter with her heart set on winning big at a Las Vegas bodybuilding show. The pair meet when Jackie starts training at Lou’s gym, and the rest is U-Haul history. (They move in together after one night.) From there, the film takes viewers on a twisted ride full of deadly crime, bodily fluids and some pretty unnerving bug-related scenes. In a town where unchecked male violence is systemic, their murderous journey is a scrappy, toxic love stor
Film Contradictions Sexy Disgusting Romantic Gore Sleepy Town Otherworldly Elements Power Lesbian Thriller New Mexico 1989 Lou Jackie U-Haul Deadly Crime Bodily Fluids Bugs Male Violence Toxic Love Story
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