Monday, September 27, 2021

Brand New Cherry Flavor


I binged it in two days. I LOVED IT. What's it all about? Rosa Salazar plays Lisa Nova, a young and enthusiastic film maker who has made a short film that Hollywood producer Lou Burke (Eric Lange) wants to turn into a feature length film. Lou is in need of a hit and Lisa, well she is just happy her dream of becoming a movie director is coming true. Except Lou, turns out he is an asshole, so Lisa Nova gets Boro (Catherine Keener) to put a hex on him. Set in L.A. of the 1990s, it feels like a cross between David Lynch and David Cronenberg, surrealism meets body-gross-out identity crisis, when both directors where doing some of their best work. The whole thing is a bit of an acid trip with a bag of mixed and sometime heavy emotional performances. Salazar's performance has been highly praised. She is really really good. But her supporting actor, Eric Lange as Lou Burke, is phenomenal. I hope when the Golden Globes comes around, they don't overlook him. Catch this freak show on Netflix.  

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