The Five Devils
undeniably an interesting movie with a fascinating premise; i can’t help but feel something was missing, though. it didn’t grab me like i’d hoped it would. i also cannot exactly look past how this was very much a movie made by white french people that didn’t quite know how to center its black characters, particularly the black queer woman who is supposed to be so formative to the story. 236
however!! i am definitely not the individual to be delving into that and there are surely better criticisms of that on this app—i have no interest in sounding like a white knight of film criticisms. my criticisms don’t take away from the fact that it was really strong performances all around (<PERSON> is always a gem, i love how much acting she does with her face) and some really beautiful interior and exterior shots. the mood of this whole movie was pretty well crafted, too. 657