• There is much here to admire formally—the spiders as an ongoing motif and recurring construct
  • Fantastic silent opening—bizarre and erotic—reminded me of an eyes wide shut meeting
  • The green/yellow lighting is a bit like a Fincher film and like the opening of joe versus the volcano– you can feel the lighting sucking the like out of you
  • Wonderful use of urban architecture and the city of Toronto as a character with the establishing shots
  • Reminded me of Cronenberg’s work—particularly Crash—eerie slow-burn also set in Toronto– and Cronenberg’s aptly named spider from 2002
  • Doppelganger, paranoia—largely silent- moody and atmospheric—strong sense of dread the entire film—no narrative drive like villeneuve’s films like arrival and sicario
  • The upside down naked woman with spider head is exactly half-way through the film—not a formal coincidence
  • Love the windshield broken as a spider web
  • A Must-See film- top 10 quality of the year film