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1. Ian Overton 02.27.20 / 7pm

   Good review Kate! Based off of your review, the film sounds very much in line with Ari Aster’s Midsommar. Both films deal with the dangers of a religious cultism all the while against the beautiful backdrop of the Scandinavian countryside. The light and neon lighting of disco would certainly create an interesting backdrop and contrast to the horrors carried out on the screen. The sexuality vs. religiosity aspect of the film sounds reminiscent of Rose Glass’ Saint Maude which I fortunately had the pleasure to view at the AFI festival this previous year. Looking forward to hearing more about this film in the months to follow and viewing it in theaters.
2. Daisy Manzanares 03.04.20 / 7pm

   Great review! I enjoyed reading your review it is very detailed in a simple way, which convinced me to give the film a chance. The film disco seems interesting and intense. I haven’t seen this film but I am looking forward to watching it. I am interested in the films story line and how the mise-en-scene is used in this to overall make this a great film.
3. SherryZilles 03.06.20 / 1pm

   I really related to this film on an extremely personal level because I am Norwegian, come from a bible cult family, and nearly died from anorexia when I was a teenager. The eating disorder was brought on from the extremist regulations and guilt trip that the religious beliefs brought about. Mirjam delivers an exceptional performance of the struggle that a talented beautiful young woman can go through when brought up to believe in Jesus and God in an extremist way. Demons can take over.
4. brittboytis6 03.06.20 / 9pm

   I liked your review! This is because it was simple and straight to the point. You made the review of this film interesting, and interesting enough to want to watch it. This seems to be something that can be based on a true story, because Christian cults happen all the time. It is sad to think that giving yourself up so much for a religion would lead you to being bulimic. In a way this can be a sin because God wants you to take care of your body so maybe this is a way of her being rebellious. Having a harsh life like that at a young age is not healthy. I wojuld love to see how this film would end.
5. Larissa Palacio 03.09.20 / 7pm

   Your review was very interesting and in depth even though a lot is not said. From reading this, it seems like there is songs that are sang with emotions which makes me very interested in watching it. I loved how they stated things about body image standards because nowadays girls constantly look at that in others and themselves. Can’t wait to watch it!
6. Ana Storton 03.12.20 / 3am

   Simple, & concise, yet an informative review. Disco, does not seem what I had expected when I saw the title. I had envisioned a throw back film to the likes of Saturday Night Fever, revisited. This is exactly, why I enjoy reading a candid reviews before seeing a film. Disco, would not make my Must Watch List. However, I appreciate your comments.
7. xiao Liu 03.15.20 / 7pm

   He has done a great job in restoring a christian derivative cult in norway and is visually interesting. The two cults distinguish between modern pink and blue disco winds and classical natural winds with different design styles. Different catholic groups in norway have their own unique ways of preaching, it is interesting, female directors know how to use close-up to highlight the subjective psychology of the characters but feel that the story can also be well carved and enriched, not only stacked with various cult speeches, symbols and practice, all indoor scenes are backlit, the window will never see clearly, unable to voice the disco girl perception is too suffocating.
8. StefanJ27 03.15.20 / 11pm

   Hi Kate,
   I like how simplistic this review is . I also like how it is almost written in a poetic way, with each beginning letter of a new paragraph with the corresponding letter of the film. I think you did great in summarizing the main themes and topics of the movie in a short review, and It draws me to see the movie. I think that there should be more movies about church cults, just purely on the fact that they are interesting besides the negative connotation, and I feel that many of the stories of how cults come to be and how they operate can be developed into a great film. Thanks for this summary, I’ll be watching this movie soon.
   -Stefan Jurado
9. Selena Michel 04.01.20 / 12pm

   I can really respect when reviews are simple, straight to the point and you did just that. I haven’t seen this film before but your review gave me great insight and now I might watch something I would have probably never watched. I recently watched a documentary on Christian cults, it is a touchy subject so I would like to see how this film played with the topic. Also eating disorders themselves are touchy subjects so this seems like it would be a sensitive film, again not something id probably watch but I’m curious now!

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