By Design

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The Substance if Margaret Qualley was a chair

Jordy

sundance 2025 (virtually)  yes, the premise is exactly how it sounds amanda kramer is definitely a director to look out for, I can’t wait to check out more of her work. a unique weird & bizarre take on the body swapping concept. slow paced but the costume design &…

joe

Mamoudou Athie is a thespian of the highest order.

Robert Daniels

What an all-time clunker. The kind of Sundance movie that would be featured in a comedy spoof about Sundance movies. After an amusing beginning, By Design quickly devolves into an endurance test for the viewer. Solid cast, cinematography, production design, but it’s all in…

Brian Rowe

Tap dancing rapist was a seriously underrated moment.  Anyways, I actually found myself tearing up at the end. What an incredible metaphor for wanting to feel desired so badly that you allow for yourself to be used :(

theworstguy

It makes sense that people are divided on this, but I thoroughly enjoyed my experience. By Design takes you through a sort of hellscape that sometimes vaguely, and sometimes startlingly, resembles real life. It’s absurd, dark, and sometimes laugh out loud funny. I’d much…

Brother Bro

would you still love me if I was a chair 👉🏻👈🏻

PJ

By Design hinges on an intriguing premise—Juliette Lewis plays Camille, a woman who swaps bodies with a chair and slowly realizes people seem to prefer her that way. It’s reaching for commentary on objectification and invisibility, but its execution is so muted and deadpan…

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