The Flash (2023)

The Flash is not background viewing. Every scene requires you. Put your phone down. Andy Muschietti is doing too much to be half-watched. Give it the attention it deserves.

I liked The Flash when I first saw it, but the second viewing is where it clicked. Once you notice how Andy Muschietti plants every detail early on, the whole film transforms. Layers everywhere.

I went into The Flash knowing nothing — no trailer, no plot summary. I strongly recommend that approach. The the multiverse hits much harder when you haven't been primed for it. Go in cold.

We watched The Flash together and spent an hour talking about letting go afterward. That kind of conversation doesn't happen often. The film gives you something real to think about together.

I usually avoid this kind of film but gave The Flash a chance after constant recommendations. Completely converted. Andy Muschietti transcends genre entirely. It works as pure human drama first.

I've seen The Flash multiple times now and it just keeps getting better. Michael Keaton's beloved Batman return is something rarely matched in cinema. If you haven't watched it yet, clear your evening.

Every choice in The Flash feels deliberate. The framing, the pacing, Batman vs the soldiers — Andy Muschietti is operating at a level most filmmakers never reach. It's the kind of film you study rather than just watch.

The Flash deals with altering the past and its consequences in a way that's genuinely uncomfortable at times. But that discomfort is the point. Andy Muschietti never lets you look away, and the film is better for it.

The music in The Flash is so deeply married to the images that you almost can't separate them. It stays in your head days later and when you hear it again the emotions return immediately.

The Flash ended and I sat with it for weeks. The the multiverse theme kept circling back. I'd be doing something mundane and the Speed Force opening would pop into my head. That kind of resonance is rare.