Black Swan2025-08-21
Richmond, BC
Not too often you see such an unforgiving bit of psychological horror pierce through to the mainstream. Looking back, this feels like an anomaly in 2010s cinema, a prototype of the high profile arthouse horror we've seen more often in recent years, or at least horror that audiences have taken more seriously, like Midsommar or The Lighthouse. Specifically in this one, it's all about the quiet pursuit of perfection. The lengths an artist can go to in reaching the greatest heights of their craft. It's such a brutally honest display of what a truly tortured artist can suffer through.
Watched at the Riverport Cineplex in IMAX, for its 15th anniversary. Quite the hike to get out there, since no other theatres in the Vancouver area were running these anniversary screenings. Posters and postcards were handed out afterwards!
Watched at the Riverport Cineplex in IMAX, for its 15th anniversary. Quite the hike to get out there, since no other theatres in the Vancouver area were running these anniversary screenings. Posters and postcards were handed out afterwards!