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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

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Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun (2022) gets struggling with mental health so well. The “okay” facade to hide the depression. The triggers. The hidden depths of despair. What is it like to love and remember someone who struggles with mental health issues but keeps it hidden, erupting in secret shadows, always under the guise of normalcy and smiles? This film gently unfolds this, and I love it for that. And that last 20 minutes — the long shot of the father and daughter floating at sea, the slowly developing polaroid photo, and peaking with that unexpected David Bowie/Queen needle drop — is heartbreaking.

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