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This review originally ran during the Sundance Film Festival but has been republished ahead of the films theatrical release.
But re-watching her earlier work recently, I was struck by how much tougher it was than I remembered.
When seen in that light, the work seems more essential than ever.
They bark out orders with military precision: 15 seconds … And all this for what?
This all sounds very cute, and your mileage may well vary; I found it mostly hilarious.
But it also feels like an escalating anxiety dream.
She keeps things moving, and soon enough, the strangeness just becomes part of the movies reality.
We go with it.
But part of her problem is that shes begun to long for some parental tenderness.
But her parents seem incapable of showing any affection.
Their emotional vocabulary begins and ends with survival, danger, and death.
This might be her best film yet.
