


But in the very beginning, all we know about Sarah'sīad habit is the sickening sound of her hair coming out, the glareĬaused by the bathroom mirror's fluorescent lighting, and the side-long Sarah later explains that this is her version of biting her fingernails, a way for her to Methodically tears out a handful of her long hair. In an early character-defining scene, she slowly, and Inevitably, Kolsch and Widmyer blame Sarahįor her poor decisions, making an already dark film that much more grim.īecause appearances are everything in "StarryĮyes," Kolsch and Widmyer immediately suggest that Sarah is at least a But inevitably, they reveal that none of the people thatĮither mocked, or tried to use Sarah pushed her to do anything sheĭidn't already want to do. Think of, including exploitative casting agents and jealous rivalĪctresses. Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer implicate every Hollywood type they can Protagonist Sarah's ( Alex Essoe) monstrous ambition. Of the '70s, like "To the Devil a Daughter," and "The Devil Rides out."Įyes" apart from its predecessors is its thoughtful focus on lead Lynch and Roman Polanski, and the grindhouse-ready Satanic Panic films Piece that's equally influenced by the arthouse horror movies of David "StarryĮyes" is as gory as it is corrosively cynical, a supernatural mood While most horror films are acquired tastes, " Starry Eyes," a nasty B-movie about an aspiring starlet who makes a deal with the Devil, is almost certainly bound to be divisive.
