re: #103 Sergey Romanov

Not sure that Black Swan should make the list as a horror flick or as a psycho-thriller, but I finally saw it last night and it’s definitely a mind-trip. Portman definitely deserved that Oscar playing the lead ballerina on a production of Swan Lake and you never quite know whether she’s all there mentally or not.

Arronofsky’s style here is similar to his treatment in the Wrestler. Almost distractingly so.

But watching Portman’s character become so unhinged and seeing who and what was pushing her - that’s what keeps you sucked in.