DIGGER is not at all what it seems on the surface. What begins as an over-the-top comedy of gigantic satirical proportions suddenly turns into a meta, somber commentary on the bleak state of the world we’re inevitably heading toward, our inability to stop it, and what we’ll likely do in its aftermath. This is Tom Cruise’s most dynamic and interesting role in years, and it provides him plenty of space to preach to the back row but not enough to dig deeper and deliver a performance that could’ve had far more power and nuance had Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ambitious split narrative not been so imbalanced in favor of its zany but empty theatrics. Nobody else is given enough material to fully flesh out their characters either, leaving us with a highly cinematic (The production design, cinematography, sound, and makeup are all aces), bizarre, self-admittedly unfunny, and boisterous warning about the current state of the world, but with not enough depth or humanity to help us care or make any sense of it. Less of a bang and more of a hollow misfire.
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Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is getting a 4K UHD and Blu-ray release from A24 with the 4K UHD exclusive to the A24 shop, just like Backrooms was. Late November release date. Pre-order:
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Blu-ray Disc
1080p High Definition
16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation
English
5.1 High-Definition Digital Surround
Rated R
107 minutes
English SDH and Spanish Subtitles; English Descriptive Audio
4K UHD Disc (A24 Exclusive)
2160p Ultra High Definition
Dolby Vision HDR
16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation
English
5.1 High-Definition Digital Surround
Rated R
107 minutes
English SDH and Spanish Subtitles; English Descriptive Audio
The people have spoken 🏆
Announcing the winner of the #TIFF26 People’s Choice Award presented by @Rogers: LA BOLA NEGRA dirs. Javier Calvo & Javier Ambrossi
VISH! Críticos que assistiram ‘Digger’ começaram a retirar o longa de suas listas de previsões de Melhor Filme, enquanto Tom Cruise também segue ladeira abaixo na categoria de Melhor Ator.
I have so many things to say about Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, both as an admirer of Jane Schoenbrun’s filmmaking and, especially, as a sex and kink positive activist.
The film and its symbolism are so clear and so important. I love the use of candy as a representation of pleasure and freedom: the way we allow ourselves to indulge in those little moments that make us happy, even when we’re alone, and how we can recognize each other through something as simple as what kind of candy we like. It’s such a smart callback to being kids and bonding over sharing our favorite candy with other people, while also becoming a metaphor for sex and kink; how sharing a kink or sexual preference with someone can feel as pleasurable and intimate as discovering that you both love the same candy.
The slasher elements and the campiness, the idea of being both the abuser and the abused as a representation of kink, BDSM, and hidden desires, and the blood and messiness as a representation of sharing and literally bathing in the fluids of the people we love. There’s something so deliberate about all of it.
Ultimately, this film feels like an ode to learning to find pleasure in whatever way you do, enjoying your sexuality through whatever kink you have, and allowing yourself to desire without shame. I especially loved the representation of finding someone who is just as freaky as you are, someone who understands you and doesn’t shame you for what you’re into.
And as a lifelong cinephile, and especially as a David Lynch fan, I loved all the little references to his cinema, but also the nods to films like Sunset Boulevard and Psycho, as well as the broader critique of Hollywood woven throughout the film.