‘The Viewing’: Cabinet of Curiosities – Review: 70’s Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit

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Cabinet of Curiosities: The Viewing

The Viewing is the eighth chapter in the amazing Netflix series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. The episode is directed by Panos Cosmatos and stars Peter Weller.

Premise

A reclusive super rich character invites four accomplished professionals, an author, a psychic, an astrophysicist and a musician, to his mansion for a “singular experience.”

El gabinete de curiosidades: La visita
Cabinet of Curiosities: The Viewing

About this Chapter

If there is something that characterizes this episode, it is the Cosmatos stamp, that gives it a psychedelic and a bit over the top (but always controlled) touch – eccentric, personal and nontransferable, in an episode in which he takes on a deliberately bizarre aesthetic taste.

This is a chapter that takes it slowly, leaning mostly on the dialogue, boasts of its aesthetics, almost tauntingly, that are so different to that in previous episodes (barring The Outside). It stands out, and is different in the setting.

Our Opinion

Hypnotic, somewhat suspenseful and elegantly woven together in a style so characteristic of Cosmatos that it becomes a unique piece in the series.

Release Date

October 28, 2022

Where to Watch The Viewing

Netflix

Panos Cosmatos

Panos Cosmatos

Panos Cosmatos is an Italian-Canadian film director and screenwriter known for his work on Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) and Mandy (2018). He’s son of director George P. Cosmatos.

Cast

'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Peter Weller
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Eric André
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Sofia Boutella
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Charlyne Yi
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Steve Agee
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Michael Therriault
'The Viewing': Cabinet of Curiosities - Review: 70's Psychedelia Pays the Series a Visit
Saad Siddiqui

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