Mother Mary Review: A24’s Most Beautiful, Insufferable Mess.
By Nathanial -né Ashby- Ashtier on April 24, 2026
Join Nathan for his solo review of Mother Mary — A24's phantasmagoric pop opera from David Lowery, starring Anne Hathaway as a global pop icon in crisis and Michaela Coel as the estranged fashion designer who once built her. A24's production notes document that Lowery screened Bergman, Fassbinder, Powell and Pressburger, and Taylor Swift's Reputation tour for his cast and crew. The poster promises Lady Gaga. What Nathan got was something else entirely. He breaks down what works, what doesn't, and why a film this visually extraordinary is also one of the most exhausting experiences he's had in a theater this year.