I Saw the TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs, when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show-one which conveys a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.
Scott reviewedDecember 15, 2024
Schoenbrun’s previous project We’re All Going to the World’s Fair was a bit to experimental for me but everything I liked about it was refined and crystallized here: a movie both intensely and inextricably linked to the 2SLGBTQIA+ journey and yet also broadly accessible. Who among us hasn’t struggled in their identity?
It’s a both a powerful celebration and dire warning: media can show you sides of yourself you could never imagine (or maybe don’t dare to). And that can liberate or obliterate you.