We’re divided on Vasan Bala’s difficult-to-categorise Monica, O My Darling, out now on Netflix.
We discuss the film’s convoluted plot, its tone-hopping structure, and Bala’s hyper-stylised filmmaking.
And we also talk about the overbearing soundtrack, the dubious perspective, and the ambiguous ending.
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