A Lennon-worshipping poet and a mime dressed as an Ardhanarishwar are the jester duo in the home of a far-right extremist. Fratricide determines the fate of a pair of illegitimate siblings. Love turns a pawn caught in this dirty game into the embodiment of vengeance. Shakespearean in its scope, one of Kashyap's finest works depicts Rajasthan as the duality it constantly exists in - a land with vast histories and where the present is constantly burdened by them. Dileep is so many Indian college students; bargaining with the devil initially to survive and being too foolish to ever realise that.

For the cornucopia that Coogler has created here, what stands out is how raunchy this is compared to similar Hollywood fare. Jordan has a star's presence, shifting with ease between mischief, likeability and power. With its blending of such disparate themes as blues and Jim Crow South to the mafia and vampires, this is akin to a 90s anime film. What did keep it from being near-perfect for me is the initial promise of a story where music attracts the Devil, only for it to not really narratively matter except for one incredible sequence. Goransson's score deserves all the acclaim in the world.

A bit silly, but inventive, and, most importantly, you can feel the rage within the humor.

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More like a k-hole than a dreamscape. Not exactly pleasurable in the moment, but there’s no feeling like it and you could spend years chasing that high. My mega brain take is that Lynch only became a Great Artist in his later years - the part that saddened me most about his death is that it feels like his best work could have still been ahead of him. This film in particular feels in dialogue with Godard's work in the 2000s: old men discovering the terrifying beauty of digital.

He’s an African frog

Yeah this is definitely a 0.5/5.

Pretty horrible but in a world where Madame Web exists… not too shabby. I enjoyed the scene where the field of view is pulled back in the field and the violence is off screen. The whole timeline of the movie was so stupid. They didn’t even bust out ATJ’s abs till the end which was pretty funny. The score sucks so bad, what’s with the covers of songs for half a verse throughout this?

upset i spent money on this, terrible, nothing redeemable