EILEEN (2023): Misunderstood Brilliance | in-depth film review

Reviews for the new psychological thriller film Eileen (2023) are in, and they’re not looking good. Film bad, then? Not necessarily. I think it’s getting underappreciated. Let me explain. Chapters. Part 1. Synopsis and general observations Part 2. A novel like a film Part 3. A film like a novel Part 4. Conclusion . . . . . If you watched the video, then THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! Plz Consider the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON, haha, so I can make more videos about culture, movies, literature, art etc.! You don't have to press it, per se...but at least consider it, you know? ---- Become an Airhead and follow ma socials: Instagram: @upintheairft.zurich (book reviews, art and films) Twitter: @uitaftzurich (nothing really there, lol) --- About me: I am a 20-somethin’ y.o intellectual crackhead, who like books, poetry, and anything else I like to get into (art, films, philosophy, culture, social commentary etc.). Talking books, I like classics, literary fiction, and sci-fi, but will read anything if it’s bad-funny enough. --- Articles mentioned. Peter Bradshaw, “Eileen review – Anee Hathaway is vehement in solemnly intense pyscho-noir”, The Guardian (29.11.23) Alexander Mackendrick, On Filmmaking: An Introduction to the craft of the director, edited by Paul Cronin, Faber and Faber (2004), p. 86 Patrick Sproull, “Thomasin McKenzie on embodying Ottessa Moshfegh’s latest twisted creation”, i-D, (December 12, 2023) Esther Zuckerman, “Ottessa Moshfegh Doesn’t Think Eileen – or Eileen – Is Disgusting”, Vanity Fair (November 30, 2023) Films mentioned (in order of appearance). Eileen (2023), dir. William Oldroyd Lady Macbeth (2021), dir. William Oldroyd The Power of the Dog (2021), dir. Jane Campion Last Night in Soho (2021), dir. Edgar Wright Niagara (1953), dir. Henry Hathaway (Les) Diabolique (1955), dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot Saltburn (2023), dir. Emerald Fennell Hunger (2008), dir. Steve McQueen The Tree of Life (2011), dir. Terrence Malick American Psycho (2000), dir. Mary Harron Magnolia (1999), dir. Paul Thomas Anderson Apocalypse Now (1979), dir. Francis Ford Coppola Gone Girl (2014), dir. David Fincher Nightcrawler (2014), dir. Dan Gilroy -- Music. Moondog - The Bird's Lament Moondog - The Bird's Lament piano arrangement (François Mardirossian) -- #eileen #filmreview #cinema #annehathaway #videoessay #culture #moviereview