‘Gazer’ Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn

Within the first few minutes of “Gazer,” it’s easy to tell that a woman named Frankie (Ariella Mastroianni) is struggling. Our heroine, it would seem, has been living with a disorder of some sort, one that requires her to go about her day with a cassette tape player spouting commands into her ear throughout; these words, however, aren’t of the motivational variety or her favorite podcast. As she works a menial gas station job, the tape’s verbiage seems to narrate what she should be doing at that moment, seemingly a means to keep her grounded for reasons as yet unknown. Continue reading ‘Gazer’ Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn at The Playlist.

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‘Gazer’ Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn
'Gazer' Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn‘Gazer’ Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn

Within the first few minutes of “Gazer,” it’s easy to tell that a woman named Frankie (Ariella Mastroianni) is struggling. Our heroine, it would seem, has been living with a disorder of some sort, one that requires her to go about her day with a cassette tape player spouting commands into her ear throughout; these words, however, aren’t of the motivational variety or her favorite podcast. As she works a menial gas station job, the tape’s verbiage seems to narrate what she should be doing at that moment, seemingly a means to keep her grounded for reasons as yet unknown.

Continue reading ‘Gazer’ Review: A Unexpectedly Twisty, Atmospheric Slow Burn at The Playlist.