I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 100 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Horror
  • Stars: Emma Portner, Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Danielle Deadwyler, Fred Durst, Conner O'Malley, Amber Benson, Albert Birney, Michael C. Maronna, Danny Tamberelli, Tyler Dean Flores, Elizabeth Scopel, Marlyn Bandiero, Haley Dahl, Phoebe Bridgers, Kris Esfandiari, Lily Rothman
  • Director: Jane Schoenbrun
 Comments
  • MikeHunt1075 - 19 June 2024
    I saw the back of my eyelids
    Oh, how I've become so sick and tired of fake reviews here, there, and everywhere.

    If you see a single review here saying this film is good, watchable, scary, great, or a rating above 2 stars, it's a blatant lying fake review.

    This is a boring, dull, slow paced snore-fest with a boring kid actor who wants to stay up late and watch some stupid show on TV that his mommy won't let him watch, so he does it anyway by sneaking around and Zzzzzzzzz huh? Oh, sorry, I bored myself to sleep trying to review the boring plot.

    Only watch it if you wantcan ambient noise helping you sleep, as this movies god awful sound is the only reddeming thing about this movie when it bores you into a good night's sleep.
  • grabbit-18481 - 18 June 2024
    Masterpiece
    I've never seen a movie like this, on so many levels.

    Again I am dumbfounded by the negative reviews. This is another film with a very specific audience that will devour every second, while everyone else will just miss it entirely.

    It was utterly spell binding. Terrifying. Soothing. Unsettling. Beautiful. Horrifying. Transforming.

    I'm trying not to be too dramatic here but it's hard because I really just want to just say it is a masterpiece.

    The end is devastating, possibly one of the most devastating endings to a film I've ever seen. I wish it hadn't ended on that note, but respect the decision to do it, like a way to bear witness. So I will not dock any points from it for devastating me.

    The soundtrack is epic.

    There are reviews that complain about the pace, the beginning dialogue scenes are in fact very deliberately slow paced. I don't know the intention behind that but I'm sure there is one because nothing about this film is not deliberate. It's been given meticulous care. Perhaps they did it to teach patience.

    For anyone out there *gasping for breath, trapped under the dirt*, in any way, this movie is for you, *there's still time*.