MubiShot in one continuous take, Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 period-piece fantasia Russian Ark was such a formal achievement that it inspired two decades’ worth of like-minded edit-free features. Medusa Deluxe is the latest to attempt that feat, or at least pretend to—as with many of its predecessors, there are a few instances where writer/director Thomas Hardiman has apparently used some stitching to give his material the appearance of seamlessness. Those potential cheats, however, are inconsequen
The new film “Medusa Deluxe” is a murder mystery that takes place at a hairdressing battle royale an eccentric playground that shouldn’t produce a movie that’s confusingly dull.
Writer/director Thomas Hardiman’s debut feature “Medusa Deluxe,” a murder-mystery that takes place backstage at a hairdressing competition, is a lot like the fantastical hairdos that it features — a stylish