Beyond The Black Rainbow

Beyond The Black Rainbow is a 2010 science fiction horror film directed by Panos Cosmatos. There are psychic experiments going on in this remote futuristic-looking research institute. I'm not sure what happened, but it was beautiful to look at and the sound-track is interesting.

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The New York Times calls it "a spaced-out throwback to a time when we fired up the bong, cued up “Tubular Bells” and plugged in the lava lamp." Moria concludes with this: "What we have is a film that is all look – all psychedelic light shows and antiseptic futures – that sits in service of precisely nothing beyond the look itself." Hollywood Reporter says, "Cosmatos keeps the film consistently watchable primarily through a prodigious command of sound design and visual style".

Slant Magazine says,

The film is the cinematic equivalent of LSD: You will see things while you watch it and not know what to make of them. It’s an immersive trip that’s bound to work you over completely. Whether it’s a good trip or a bad trip depends entirely on the person.

BloodyGoodHorror.com opens by saying,

It's mercurial, only threatening on occasion to amass into something solid, something that can be quantified and critiqued. In fact, I'd be inclined to call it nonsense, if it weren't for the fact that it's so damn beautiful.

Time Out notes the "lysergic atmosphere, synth-heavy score and logic-resistant story". HorrorNews.net calls it "a rather lethargic, hypnotic composition". Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 52%.