into the dark: my valentine

Locked together in a small concert venue ... 13 of 22 people found this review helpful. Hi, I’m Jordy and if you couldn’t tell, I love movies. I created JRI to share my thoughts on current cinema – the good and the bad. Love is messy, love isn’t always unbridled happiness, but it should never come at a sacrifice to self and Levin’s portrayal of these truths packs introspective oomph. If you’re coming into the film with trauma, you may very well identify with it, as I did. She says they can run away together, call the police when they get out, and end it. This could have really nailed it, had it not been for the almost satirical level of the writing and performances. Samuel walks a not-so-fine-line as if Royal channels Michael Madsen from. Love is messy, love isn’t always unbridled happiness, but it should never come at a sacrifice to self and Levin’s portrayal of these truths packs introspective oomph. When her ex-boyfriend corners her at a music venue, a rising singer must confront their abusive past and find the strength to break free - literally and figuratively. Royal demands Valentine stop performing “his” songs – tracks Valentine wrote during their relationship – but this time she refuses to let her male abuser win. He pushes her off a building! That said, while it misses the power that comes in a film like Revenge, this hyper-stylized film provides one of the most accurate depictions of emotional abuse I’ve seen in a while. Written Content is Copyright © 2020 But Why Tho? MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Written and directed by Maggie Levin, “My Valentine” is the latest in the Into the Dark series on Hulu, very clearly tackling the upcoming holiday. The end of the episode shows Valentine as Trezzure about to perform a new song at a secret surprise concert. Valentine (Britt Baron of “GLOW”) is a pop singer who returns to the stage for the first time in a long time, but it’s come with a flurry of controversy. The later keeps rolling with her psychotic boyfriend’s promises that the last dead body will surely be all, because anything else he’s ever promised has stuck? It’s a film about true toxic masculinity, the kind that sees women not only as possessions but interchangeable ones at that. Fade cuts and wipe transitions harm even worse, as we realize they’re not only going to be used during an introductory music video sequence. Only Baron ekes out a memorable character, but even she is playing a sense of realism that the rest of the film doesn’t seem interested in exploring. don’t expect, is Trezzure grabbing the microphone stand, walking up behind Royal, and bludgeoning him to death with it, while screaming “I’m breaking up with you!” Let me know what you thought of the episode in the comments. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In its current state, a production that’ll be best remembered for its contributions to Spotify playlists. 0 A mood killer, of sorts. The Into the Dark series has been so hit or miss with me. I personally wanted it to lean in more heavily to the severity of domestic abuse, which would undoubtedly amplify that contrast to the vibrancy and music. That said, if you have come out of the other side of your trauma already you may take issues with how Valentine resolves her. I cherish what Maggie Levin has to say, not to diminish importance, if only she’d had more time to subdue some of the film’s more outrageous tendencies. Royal’s lines, his gaslighting, and the moments where he broke Valentine down into small pieces by telling her that no one would love her like him. The way that the film opens, it left me raw, having to pause it a few times because of the authentic experience on screen. The plot allows writer/director Maggie Levin to shoot a few long music videos—the film even ends with an entire one to pad out the running time—and they look exactly like the rest of the movie, washed in blues and pinks of interior nightclub lights. Affiliate links used when available. Obviously. There’s, unfortunately, a cheapness to the entirety of. The vibrant lights and neon aesthetic gave me major Teen Spirit vibes, and the original music is catchy as hell (honestly… can we get it on Spotify please). It’s this moment that we meet Trezzure (Anna Lore - Faking It, Doom Patrol) our bubbly, ditzy pop star who got bored of waiting in the car for Royal. Samuel walks a not-so-fine-line as if Royal channels Michael Madsen from Reservoir Dogs, except just in the ear-chopping scene. No subtlety or concealed intentions, grooving around a neon dance floor – knife in hand – while disco boogies and no one escapes.

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