The film plays with form the way Enola plays with words: dazzlingly, whimsically and sarcastically. It's a breezy escape from a world that seems to be getting darker by the day.
The room where it happened is now in your living room, as long as you subscribe to Disney +, where a filmed version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Hamilton" is currently streaming. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway smash about Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers, became nearly impossible to see after celebrities and New York elites drove up ticket prices to 5,000 dollars. Hamilton is indeed worthy of high praise, and high ticket prices, as evidenced by the life-affirming events that take place over the course of the 2 hour; 45 minute run time. But Disney + is where it belongs, at least for now.
The possessed mom movie is having a moment right now. Between The Babadook, Hereditary and Us, the premise has evolved from a log line - mom must protect her kids from a demon - into its own sub-genre. The latest entry, Relic, is a distinct, visceral experience and a grim reminder that mother and child must eventually grow apart.
Tom Hardy does it all as Capone. In fact, if his performance was in service of a better picture, we might even be talking about him during Oscar season.
