Director: JD Dillard
Notable Cast: Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan
Lawrence, Benedict Samuel
As cinema continues to become more expensive for patrons to
go to the theaters, the general clamor for bigger and more spectacular
entertainment only becomes stronger. There are certainly counterpoints to this
movement, but the percentage of films of a more intimate or smaller scale are
quicker and quicker to be bumped from a wide release and onto streaming
platforms. This is a trend that certainly ignites quite a few debates, but it’s
a trend that is only becoming more prevalent as time passes. On the other hand,
there’s a slew of great smaller and more intimate films that are still being
made to help level out the playing field. Although I was fortunate enough to
have the chance to see Sweetheart on the big screen via the Telluride
Horror Show, this is a film that Blumhouse understandably sent to the smaller
screen. It’s a fantastic film for what it is, but it doesn’t necessarily match
the buzz and bluster that theatrical going audiences would want to visit in a
wide theatrical release.