Between its energetic low-budget engineering and superbly modulated lead performances, there’s no denying that Strange Darling is an accomplished piece of work; the question of what it actually accomplishes, meanwhile, remains open.

There is a beauteously ruthless toxicity to Mollner’s cruel world that’s honestly glorious, and for those that get on his wavelength, Strange Darling is a great deal of malicious fun.

Do you enjoy walking out of a cinema and wondering what the hell you just watched? Then, oh boy, has JT Mollner got a movie for you.

Mollner takes an exhausted plotline and makes it refreshing and eclectic—something he should consider "a checkmate and more."