#Richards wife doesn’t say much to Margot/Erin but the understanding of the situation there

[freemefromthishellscape]

I finally watched The Menu and holy fucking shit am I glad I did. I am a huge fan of horror, specifically what I personally classify as “psychological horror.” Whether that’s what it actually is or not that’s what I count it as. I still have more horror movies to watch that I haven’t had time to see yet, but this is so far my favorite horror film. The absolute insanity of going from what feels like the start to a shitty rom-com about an odd couple trying to fix things (cuz he’s an ass and that’s how some of the movies in that genre start) to the mindfuck that is the dinner is built up slowly enough that if you didn’t know it was horror it would be like putting a frog in water and then heating it on a stove. (I don’t condone that happening because I love frogs, I just couldn’t think of a better analogy) I really just love this movie with the well done feminine rage, twisted self awareness of the chef, and the almost unnoticeable commentary on how we see service workers as their service and not as human during the Man’s Folly scene where Katherine cries and is only complemented on the food and not actually comforted about what happened to her. I am going to be thinking about this movie for weeks and talking bout it for just as long. It’s so well made I’m just enamored with it right now.