Movie of the Week: THE VAST OF NIGHT.

The Vast of Night is free on Amazon Prime, but I’m putting it up anyway because it’s fun. 1950s New Mexico aesthetics, and I’m not gonna give away anything about the plot otherwise. Everything about it was fun, from the conceit at the start. But one of the other things I liked about THE VAST OF NIGHT was something that other reviewers noted: the movie doesn’t condescend to its setting. And it definitely doesn’t mock it, either.

Check it out.

The “Inject this into my VEINS” THE VAST OF NIGHT Amazon trailer.

This is the aesthetic. THE VAST OF NIGHT has the aesthetic that I crave.

Why yes, Amazon, I would very much like a late 50s period piece about spooky Atomic Age aliens in New Mexico starring a nerdcore science girl with a smoking twang and Angie Dinkley glasses. How thoughtful of you! I look forward to seeing it on March 13th.