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‘Together’ Review: Dave Franco & Allison Brie Turn A Codependent Couple Into Body Horror Gold [Sundance]
“A relationship is like a shark,” so goes a simile popularized by “Annie Hall.” The reason? “It has to constantly move forward, or it dies.” In writer/director Michael Shanks’ debut feature “Together,” a different fate for the predatory fish that is a couple in crisis. It can eat itself. By Shanks’ estimation, horror is the inversion of romance. For example, a line like “you complete me” can be just as easily deployed as a scare tactic instead of wooing words of affirmation. Continue reading ‘Together’ Review: Dave Franco & Allison Brie Turn A Codependent Couple Into Body Horror Gold [Sundance] at The Playlist.
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“A relationship is like a shark,” so goes a simile popularized by “Annie Hall.” The reason? “It has to constantly move forward, or it dies.” In writer/director Michael Shanks’ debut feature “Together,” a different fate for the predatory fish that is a couple in crisis. It can eat itself.
By Shanks’ estimation, horror is the inversion of romance. For example, a line like “you complete me” can be just as easily deployed as a scare tactic instead of wooing words of affirmation.
