Poison

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Sam N Watched Poison at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review PridePosterStudios Just a bit much really, isn’t it. Need a nice cup of tea now. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review martin f There are three segments here, each of theme having their very own concept. They are all mixed together in the sense that is not one segment after one is all of them in the same time cutting each other. It's kind of unclear what theme links them all together, especially since you seem to miss important points by badly delivered dialogues making everything more confusing. If it was only the directing choices that were disjointed but the quality is not the same for every segment though. The best one (by far) is Horror (reminding me a Twilight Zone episode) and the two others are mediocre. One of them doesn't even have a proper ending. It's also pretty hard to stomach with how trash the movie can be. There is this never-ending scene with spits... that was ruff to watch. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review georgan g This is a very odd movie with scary scenes mixed with goofy ones. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting movie from Todd Haynes with beautiful cinematography and great performances all around. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Poison is an elegantly produced, slightly disjointed assessment of gay life and its relationship with society at large, utilizing three different genres that appeal to gay audiences (campy sci-fi/horror, documentary, romantic drama) in order to convey messages about the AIDS crisis, the feeling of being poisoned by ones sexuality, the difficulty of expressing love in a world that hates you, and the assertion of gay love as natural. Although its themes are occasionally expressed heavy-handedly, its existence was absolutely revolutionary in a time when LGBT people were dying left and right only to be met with contempt by their own government, and though Haynes would go on to direct greater works dealing with these ideas, his first feature remains a vital piece of gay history and a testament to the power of independent filmmaking. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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