Another Indie movie that has garnered high praise from those bowled over by its strangeness and its refusal to conform to narrative norms, "I Saw the TV Glow" is certainly different and doesn't fit into any preconceived genre. Perhaps best described as a Young Adult Coming of Age movie rather than the 'horror' film it was sold as though unlike most 'coming-of-age' movies this one definitely errs on the side of the phantasmagorical if sadly rather pretentiously so. However, it is visually superb and often highly imaginative but what it lacks is substance. LGBTQ+ issues, while fairly central to the plot, are underdeveloped while the one-dimensional performances of the leads might only make you want to shake them out of their stupor. Good score, though.
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