it's a real sort of cinematic treat. and the other thing is it has the darkest ending of any film in recent memory, and i love the fact that it doesn't bottle out. i love the fact that it's — the story has got an arc to it and it goes from here to the — and the place that it's going to is inevitable and it does not look away from it. it's real cinema, it's transportive. i thought it was great. i know you're not a horrorfan, so i'm going to say to you it's a film noir, it's a neo noir, it's not a horrorfilm, 0k? i am intrigued, most definitely. i think you'll like it. i — i sort of enjoyed the shape of water, which won the oscar, didn't it? yeah, absolutely. but in a slightly odd way, perhaps without understanding it, but i — but i enjoyed it. it's, you know... visually, it was extraordinary, and i'm getting the sense that this is, too. shape of water is a creature from the black lagoon meets splash. this is nightmare alley, as re—envisioned as a horrorfilm, but it's not a horror film. 0k! 0k. i get it, i get it! ajournalforjordan. ajournalforjordan — again, this couldn't be more different. directed by denzel washington, true story about first sergeant charles monroe king who,