Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for black-and-white atmosphere or want to see how cinema looked before it figured out how to use lights properly. If you need a fast-paced thriller to keep you awake, skip this. But if you like movies that feel like a dusty, forgotten dream you had on a Tuesday,...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a thing for black-and-white atmosphere or want to see how cinema looked before it figured out how to use lights properly. If you need a fast-paced thriller to keep you awake, skip this. But if you like movies that feel like a dusty, forgotten dream you had on a Tuesday, pull up a chair. It’s not exactly a barrel of laughs. The whole thing feels like it was filmed in a basement during a power outage, which I guess is the point. It’s called shadow..."
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