Nathan Tyree: Peter parker and the Summer Festival
I have seen two new films this week:
Spider-Man: far from home
and
Midsommar
I recommend both films heartily, but for very different reasons.
Spider-man is kind-hearted, high-spirited, sweet summer fun. It will leave you smiling as you leave the theater.
Midsommar, on the other hand, is as tough as gristle, as hard as bone, and will leave you disquieted. It is claustrophobic in wide open spaces. It unsettles slowly, and builds dread that you hope will lift once the credits roll. This is a perfect follow up to Aster's previous film, Hereditary.
I have seen two new films this week:
Spider-Man: far from home
and
Midsommar
I recommend both films heartily, but for very different reasons.
Spider-man is kind-hearted, high-spirited, sweet summer fun. It will leave you smiling as you leave the theater.
Midsommar, on the other hand, is as tough as gristle, as hard as bone, and will leave you disquieted. It is claustrophobic in wide open spaces. It unsettles slowly, and builds dread that you hope will lift once the credits roll. This is a perfect follow up to Aster's previous film, Hereditary.
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As a kid who always projected myself onto Peter Parker, I found myself doing it again in Far From Home and sympathizing with his misgivings about what was being thrust upon him. While Peter may embrace his place in the MCU by film's end, I didn't.