[#NOSPOILERS]Midnight Mass (2021)Created by Mike FlanaganI loved Mike Flanagan's show "The Haunting of Hill House" from 2018, and have enjoyed his movies as well. So, I was eager to watch this show and since it's got only 7 episodes, I was able to watch all of it over the span of a couple of days.The series is set in the island community of Crockett, where mysterious miraculous events start happening, with the arrival of Father Paul Hill (Hamish Linklater). The show spends a lot of time building the characters and that makes it all the more effective. I thought it was a fantastic show. It is beautifully photographed (Michael Fimognari), with a moody feel, and there are lots of symmetrical shots in the show. The two standout aspects for me were the writing and the incredible acting by the cast. It's Mike Flanagan's unique blend of drama, mystery and horror! It may not appeal to everyone but I personally loved it. It's a different take on a particular genre of film / series, and I appreciated it's nuanced handling of characters and themes of religion.Two episodes as per what I observed, had long take sequences, which would have been quite difficult to execute. The one in Episode 2, I believe is an unbroken 7 minute shot. It's not as complex as Episode 6 of "Hill House" which was a 51 minute episode made of just 4 or 5 shots, but is still wonderfully crafted.I drew @therealhamishlinklater as Father Paul from the show, the drawing was done with Bic ballpoint pen on A5 moleskine sketchbook. You can swipe to see a scanned version, there's also an unedited scanned version in the set, and I also included a screenshot of a Story that I posted about 3 years ago, talking about Episode 6 of "Hill House".@apple #iphone12mini #shotoniphone#karthikabhiram #dailymoviesketch#midnightmass #mikeflanagan#ballpointpen #ballpointpendrawing#moleskine#624 / 18-Nov-21
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