Holy Spider (2022)
Directed by Ali Abbasi
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
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There's an echo of George Sluizer's great The Vanishing in Mehdi Bajestani's performance, adducing evil by how his unremarkable life contrasts so chillingly with his pathologies.
Abbasi thrives in sequences that take place at night. He shoots the night streets of Mashad like Michael Mann shot Thief. Splashes of neon light, accompanied by a deep bass rumbling in the background, make for a slick style to the sickening events on screen.
Audiences of tough crime drama – those who flocked to Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners, perhaps — will find themselves ensnared.