tastemaker

Truly insufferable. The Souviener isn't just the most boring movie of the year but potentially the most pretentious and out of touch.
An upper-class study, displaying all the ignorance of rich Tory scum, wearing its privilege on its sleeve and doing nothing to really challenge or explore that within a wider context. Filmmaker and characters are living in another world.
I'm not entirely sure who this film is made for, but it certainly isn't me.
Didn't finish. Really bad. 🤷♂️
Pablo Larrain just doesn't give a fuck. The Club is an angry and pessimistic piece of work, unrelenting in its condemnation of abuse and corruption within the Catholic church. It's bold and it's fucking brilliant.
The clubhouse is essentially a retirement home for 'condemned' priests, a place where the church can send their sinners to ensure that knowledge of their crimes is hidden from the public. There are a number of these clubs, these houses, where once holy men go…