Film Review – The Canyons

“The Canyons” opens with a main title sequence spotlighting abandoned,
decaying movie theaters. Presumably, this is a comment on the dwindling
appeal of the theatrical experience, with “The Canyons” potentially
greeting most of its viewers through Video on Demand services, an
industry distribution system currently being hailed as the savior for
independent cinema. It’s a disturbing showcase of lost cinematic
elegance, but if this picture is meant to represent the future of film,
these theaters are better off in complete ruin. Insufferable and
eternal, “The Canyons” has spent the greater part of its production life
dodging bad press, only to deserve every single journalistic lash.
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