I Saw the TV Glow

One of the most unique and artistic “horror” movies I have ever seen!

My favorite movie of all time. Genuinely the best thing I've ever seen and my greatest theatre experience.

It features captivating imagery and dares to explore unconventional themes, highlighting the power of great independent cinema.

***SLIGHT SPOILERS*** I Saw the TV Glow is a very beautiful and well-crafted, metaphorical film. I'm definitely not the intended audience as a heterosexual man, who's not really good with metaphors. All the TV show stuff is weird, while real life becomes more and more strange as we go. Although I have to note that if not for Maddy's actor and the colours, I would never have guessed this to be an LGBTQ movie. But since I knew that beforehand, the symbolism was quite clear. The writing is clever and the characters are well-written, but sometimes it was frustrating to see them struggle and go crazy. These type of things are always frustrating to me instead of making me emotional. The last movie I watched before this was Rosemary's Baby and it had the exact same aspect ratio (1.85:1), which was an awesome surprise. The cinematography is gorgeous with symbolic lighting and I love that the camera is not always on the move, which is pretty rare nowadays. The colour grading is also beautiful and I love how bright the film is sometimes even though it's an evening or a night. The soundtrack is awesome. The acting performances are spectacular. I Saw the TV Glow is not for me, but it's definitely an outstanding film.

fav A24 i’ve seen so far such a cute story and i love alex g sound track

Slow and boring. I fell asleep. Nothing scary, just weird.

One of my favorite films of all time. Such a heart-wrenching watch.

I felt this movie in my bones

Rough thoughts 70% Seen this for free they had free I guess for Halloween thank goodness it didn’t pay to see this if I seen this in the theater I would’ve been pissed off waste my money on this. The movie saying that you’re wasting your time watching film or television and you’re watching a movie though the filmmaker makes a movie wanting you to watch & pay for her movie the irony. Heavy-handed with its messaging obvious messaging with TV being bad and beating you over the head the whole movie I’m like I get it move on. The film needed subtlety very blatant. More of an annoyance than insightful that part at least. A technical Marvel I gushed at the cinematography and the color graining the colors popped out like the reds and yellows in the school. I can also see the perspective of an average moviegoer saying that the s**ts pretentious. When they’re at the Bar/club discussing where she’s been this whole time Maddie’s been there they showed they just cut the go randomly to the band that’s playing and they linger the whole song. They play it out and it just feels dragged out and it doesn’t feel connected to the movie whatsoever. It’s funny and ironic that this whole movie is nihilistic and the fall guy made fun of it. One part about nihilism. This movie is exactly what that film was parody the drones will be in droves. I love the TV show that was in the movie. It captures it perfectly the old goosebumps and are you afraid of the dark?

Gave it 35 minutes and had no clue the point or purpose. Many great reviews. Just not my type of film.