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Viewer jokes that Steve Buscemi's Trees Lounge is secretly horror
Original: Last night I watched "Trees Lounge" (1996, Steve Buscemi). They call it a Slice of Life film. Why'd nobody mention it's
A film fan rewatched Steve Buscemi's 1996 directorial debut Trees Lounge and joked that the so-called slice-of-life drama about barflies is actually horror, recognising too many familiar types among its regular drinkers. Trees Lounge, a low-key portrait of a Long Island bartender's aimless life, is usually discussed as deadpan comedy-drama, but its bleak characters can hit uncomfortably close to home.
Why now: The wry observation that the film's sad bar regulars resemble real people is resonating with others who know the film.
Evidence
- Last night I watched "Trees Lounge" (1996, Steve Buscemi). They call it a Slice of Life film. Why'd nobody mention it's actually Horror? Saw too many familiar characters in it among the boozehounds and barflies, y'all. Yeesh. # movies · phaysis@mastodon.coffee · 1
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