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<\/a><\/p>\n\nGoodnight Mommy<\/i> is almost unbearably creepy with some visceral elements that many audience members will find offensive and\/or brutally awful\/unforgettable. Pick your poison. It’s a masterful portrayal of identity, dizzying doubling, and terror. It’s also almost entirely silent. It opens this week. <\/p>\n
Austrian co-directors\/writers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz have been in and around the film industry for decades in various capacities. This is their first film as directors. It’s incredibly confident. And actually fun, despite that grim brutal plot-line. <\/p>\n
I sat down with the both of them recently (accompanied by a translator, should we need one, although we ended up communicating fine) at the publicists’ office and interviewed them about Goodnight Mommy<\/i>. They were gregarious and a ton of fun. <\/p>\n
If you like horror films (psychological as well as physical), you won’t want to miss Goodnight Mommy<\/i>.<\/p>\n
My interview with Fiala and Franz is now up at Rogerebert.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goodnight Mommy is almost unbearably creepy with some visceral elements that many audience members will find offensive and\/or brutally awful\/unforgettable. Pick your poison. It’s a masterful portrayal of identity, dizzying doubling, and terror. It’s also almost entirely silent. It opens … Continue reading