... lots of promise, but it is a bit of a mess.
Yorgos Lanthimos
… other than some wry moments and pretty images, and it leaves the experience feeling ultimately unsatisfying, hollow and indulgent.
Poor Things’ grand exploration of human identity is thrilling where it could be pompous because the protagonist at its heart is thoroughly sketched and expertly performed.
If we use our fingers to swipe left or right in our search for a potential love interest, then Christos Nikou’s Fingernails is a painful metaphor for our digits, as
… for a feature film debut that has such high-concept ideas and creative flair, it is hard not to be charmed by such a labour of love to cinema.