Heretic

Whenever a dialogue based film with a small cast and set in one location is able to keep my attention I know the writing is tight. This movie is able to take the often fumbled topic of religion and belief and make the audience think, challenging them w/o attacking them

Absolutely phenomenal acting, for all 3 of the main characters. Past that, it's boring and preachy and stiff. It's Hugh Grant mansplaining religion to two teenage girls. Thats the movie. It felt like watching an incel athiest doing a youtube essay to disprove faith. So, meh.

The first part of this movie felt so masterfully woven and was on track to becoming my favorite movie but it really lost me at the end. It feels like they ran out of time and just had to rush to finish it and some of the most interesting points were left unresolved and lacking…..

Loved the whole cat and mouse thing!

6.4/10

“The physical act of awakening from a dream is a metaphor for awakening to a higher level of consciousness, which is the level of correct philosophical understanding.” At the end, she experiences the butterfly dream.