Daisies (1966)

Your beloved Crit Club rises from the dregs of the previous week's watch with 1966's Daisies. This Czechoslovakian funhouse mirror of a movie from director Věra Chytilová is filled to the brim with bohemian delight and nihilistic exhibitionism. Plot-wise, you might say it follows two women named Marie as they scrape together an existence in their Soviet paradise, but Daisies is not at all worried about plot. Did we find this deconstructed collage of surrealist reality compelling enough to join into the feast, or did this film's waste of food turn our stomach? You'll have to listen to find out, you nosy person. Other things we discussed: - Jubilee - The Lure - Playtime - Holy Mountain - Mulholland Drive - Multiple Maniacs - Violet Evergarden - Metroid Dread - Black Lady Sketch Show - Midnight Mass - The Last Blockbuster - Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street - Old (that movie about the beach that makes you old) Join us next week where we'll watch Dick Richards' 1975 Farewell, My Lovely, a neo-noir murder mystery that's an adaptation of the 1940 Raymond Chandler book. I finally get to talk about Raymond Chandler. And drop us a line! You can email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter with the handle @critclubcast.