thread of gooily psychedelic lesbian bodybuilding crime dramedy LOVE LIES BLEEDING (2024), starring kristen stewart & katy o’brian, directed by rose glass

Spencer aside, I've enjoyed Stewart in just about every picture she's been in. She has a talent for looking simultaneously spooked and alert and sad in character.

looking forward to checking this out tbh

This is great

Ed Harris's character was much better than I expected

I thought this was wonderful. The end was such a great pay off

another great thing: shot of the trash full of cigarettes and egg yolks

Blu/4K release, includes commentary from Glass and Weronika Tofilkska and various other things.

Now on Max.

This Ruled

Yeah I watched it the other night and had a good time

Watched it last night. I really liked almost all of it — the look really worked for me — except for the part where O'Brian becomes a giantess. It felt like something they came up with because they'd tried filming a conventional fight scene with her and Ed Harris and it didn't work. On the other hand, the part where O'Brian barfs out Kristen Stewart at the bodybuilding competition was great. And the last scene is amazing, because you realize that even after all this, Jackie still really has no idea who her girlfriend is.

I didn't know any of the songs on the soundtrack (I recognized Grace Jones' voice instantly, of course) so I assumed most of them were new tracks by Boy Harsher-type acts; interesting to know that they were period-accurate.

I recognized Grace Jones' voice instantly, of course

lol

Yeah I'd put it up there with Dead Man's Shoes for not landing the denouement scene well. Otherwise this was great, Ed Harris and Kristin Stewart absolutely titanic and I love a film where the protagonists ride off into the sunset and you really can't figure out how anything good could happen to them from this point on.

Was thrilled that Colourbox’s ‘The Moon is Blue’ was so prominently used in this.

Definitely a great choice, like I muttered upthread. Probability in real life, low. Possibility? Could happen! Same with the rest of the songs. Also kinda interesting that this and Lisa Frankenstein, which I also liked, came out essentially next to each other, had a similar 1989 setting and leaned into alt-interzone hard, musically.