Beyond the Black Rainbow

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🎙️ EPISODE 235: 01.28.20 The Wikipedia entry for this film is insanely long. I appreciate the writer(s) who took the time to unpack the plot and thematic elements of this, almost all of which are hidden under layers of deftly crafted visuals by Panos Cosmatos, whose sparse output over the last decade (just this film and 2018's Mandy) suggest an auteur who is willing to create art which seems predestined for cult classic status. Does this movie make sense? Who the heck knows! We are presented with so much visual information that a single freeze frame could unfold into ten movies' worth of "meaning." That doesn't seem to be the point. (Not to discount any of the fan theories, almost all of which I find extremely intriguing.)

This, as with Mandy, is a film to let go with, let it wash over you. While it isn't overly long, it flows at a glacial pace, taking its time and picking its spots to indulge with precision. I really liked it. And I can't help but feel that the very best Cosmatos has to offer is still to come.

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⫷ EPISODE 234 - (YOU ARE HERE) - EPISODE 236 ⫸

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