Safe

“Camp AF. My favorite of Todd Haynes’ Carols.”

“Stark, haunting, albeit perfect and beautiful rooms from Safe. Especially if you grew up in or around the SFV.”

“Todd Haynes writes and directs Julianne Moore’s break out role. It’s not simply a crit of wellness culture. Nor is it just a collection of some of the most meticulous 1990s interiors ever seen on film. It’s so much more”

“I assumed this was filmed in Laurel Canyon (where all the exterior shots are) but the actual house is on Alonzo Avenue in Encino. Like many young Angeleno’s once living in poorly maintained 1920’s buildings with secret mold I feel ‘she’s just like me’”

“Todd Haynes plays with the semiotics of film here. The thurd act is not the end. An homage to Louise Hay.”