I Saw the TV Glow

20241 hour 40 minsPG-13English

HorroRated verdict

Recommended

2020sBody HorrorPsychologicalSupernaturalPremonition

Directed by: Jane Schoenbrun
Written by: Jane Schoenbrun
Produced by: Luca Intili, Jared Biunno, Kevin Kelly, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Sarah Winshall, Taylor Shung, Patriciana Tenicela

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Body Horror Supernatural Psychological Teen Horror Urban Horror Liminal Space

Why it’s HorroRated

I Saw the TV Glow is the most formally original horror film of its year, using the children's television aesthetic as a structure for exploring what it means to deny your own nature. Jane Schoenbrun's direction is patient and trusting and the film rewards that patience with something that stays with you in ways conventional horror simply can't. A film that operates on its own frequency entirely.

Synopsis

Jane Schoenbrun's film is a trans coming-of-age story that operates through horror metaphor with an unusual formal sensitivity to the experience of being between identities. The direction is patient and trusting and the film rewards that patience with something that stays with you in ways conventional horror simply can't.