The Pauline Message of Pig | Peter J. Leithart
From the first seconds, first-time director Michael Sarnoski establishes a deliciously understated, contemplative mood in Pig.
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From the first seconds, first-time director Michael Sarnoski establishes a deliciously understated, contemplative mood in Pig.
I donât think thereâs ever been a movie like Pig before. Iâm young and stupid, so if you disagree, feel free to dig through my Letterboxd, screenshot my 4.5/5-star review of Josie & The Pussycats, and put me on blast on the platform of your choosing. But I think Iâm right. Michael Sarnoskiâs quietly operatic black-comic noir could, by turns, be described as a takedown of Portlandâs navel-gazey culinary scene, a surreal journey through crisscrossing streams of grief, or a movie where a blood-soaked Nicolas Cage says, âI donât fuck my ...