"Back to selection summer is decidedly over. The mechanics of its disintegration are lampooned in , a mockumentary cum critical commentary of the hype that propelled 's 2024 album into a full-blown cultural phenomenon. Charli plays an exaggerated version of herself, plagued by funhouse mirror distortions of the anxieties that besieged her during the extended press and stadium tour that ostensibly signaled the peak of her pop stardom."
"Though he previously helmed music videos for Charli (notably the It Girl-laden and The Dare-produced ), Billie Eilish ( "Birds of a Feather" ), and FKA Twigs (several from her 2022 ), the Glaswegian imagemaker brings particular insight to the film's depiction of a promotional campaign of soul-sucking dimensions. He's been Timothée Chalamet de-facto creative consultant for A Complete Unknown and Marty Supreme , the latter of which broke records as A24's highest-grossing film in North America."
The mockumentary lampoons the mechanics of a pop star's disintegration after a hyped 2024 album, portraying Charli XCX as an exaggerated version of herself haunted by funhouse-mirror distortions of anxieties from an extended press cycle and stadium tour. Aidan Zamiri makes his feature debut as director, applying experience from high-profile music videos and creative consultancy on major films to depict a soul-sucking promotional campaign and the spectacle around it. The central question asks what happens when excessive build-up delivers a massive letdown. A.G. Cook composed the score, choosing to use Charli's vocals minimally and to render strands of her music in a colder, cinematic register.
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