Not sure what to make of it - a bold but uneven experiment that feels more like a mixtape of ideas than a cohesive original album. The film boasts strong performances and intriguing characters, but its ambitious blend of genres—part musical, part horror (I guess), with a surprising dose of Irish jigging—struggles to find a unified tone.

The world-building is a particular sticking point for me. While the film aims for a fantastical or heightened reality, the setting feels more…

It’s a solid B-movie that hits all the rom-com beats. You know, Pride and Prejudice but gay. I enjoyed it thoroughly more than I thought I would. There are really no emotional stakes, the whole thing is a hangout film and thats not a bad thing, the cast is totally up for it. A lot of these actors have never been in a film before as far as I can tell and are all delivering top shelf chemistry and charisma, so for…

Viewed as part of FSDO 2017 Week 6 Screwball Comedies

"Diabetes! I ought to know better than to hire anyone with a disease."

Journalism, politics, and capital punishment, all subtext for what could be a melodrama but is in fact the screwball romantic comedy spitting out at 100 words a minute. There are moments when you wonder if you are watching a film in some other language. Phone conversations have never been recorded in such glory, bringing some of the…