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The Dark Side of Pop Culture

One of the most challenging things to portray in film is the effect that psychedelic drugs have on the user. Movies like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas offer more comically absurd renditions of “tripping”, and to Ari Aster’s credit, Midsommar did have a more grounded understanding of how psilocybin mushrooms feel. Do Not Disturb puts these interpretations to shame, and if you’ve ever tried something close to what Chloe and Jack do you’ll instantly feel seen by how genuine the portrayal of time blindness meets bliss with heaps of confusion and anxiety.

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