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- 'I Saw the TV Glow' shows the sinister side of obsessive fandom
- When: I Saw the TV Glow is in theaters May 17.
- What to know: Set in the ‘90s, the psychological-horror flick stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as two alienated teenagers who bond over their shared obsession of a TV show, The Pink Opaque.
- When the show mysteriously goes off the air, the teens’ lives take a turn for the dark and twisty, and their realities begin to spiral out of control.
- Director Jane Schoenbrun, who uses they/them pronouns, told Polygon that the film was inspired by their Buffy the Vampire Slayer obsession growing up.
- Why I'll be watching: The movie explores what happens when fandom goes too far.
- — Neia Balao, entertainment reporter
- May 15, 2024
6 days ago · Chase Hutchinson. Special to The Seattle Times. Movie review. Illuminated in the pink glow of a TV show, two teens sit in a basement as a harsh world waits outside. It’s the late ’90s and...
Jan 20, 2024 · I Saw the TV Glow Review - IGN. Astonishingly beautiful and vulnerable art-horror from the director of We're All Going to the World's Fair. By Katie Rife. Updated: Apr 22, 2024 8:18 am....
May 2, 2024 · Movie Review. I Saw the TV Glow is a tribute to the transformative power of fandom. A24’s I Saw the TV Glow from writer / director Jane Schoenbrun is a brilliant exploration...
“I Saw the TV Glow” captures the awkward, outcast feeling of finding more meaning and context within a TV show than one’s life struggling to break free from an assigned gender and...
Jan 19, 2024 · If “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” was a 360p snapshot of dysphoria in motion, “I Saw the TV Glow” is an intimate landscape shot with the ultra-vivid resolution of a recurring...
Jan 19, 2024 · Reviews. Jan 19, 2024 11:15am PT. ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Eerie Ode to Adolescent Television Obsessions. Two misfit teens bond over an uncannily formative '90s...
Jan 21, 2024 · By Jourdain Searles. January 21, 2024 1:55pm. Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in 'I Saw the TV Glow.' Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Self-discovery can be a painful process,...
