This highly-provocative Golden Berlin Bear winner does something unusual and unlikely—it forces us to rethink about human intimacy and sexuality through the uncomfortable lens of the camera.
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Laurence Anyways (2012)
Continue reading →Self-indulgent yet showing maturity beyond his years, Dolan’s third feature draws top-notch performances from its leads and makes us feel the emotional and psychological complexities associated with being a transgender.
Sacrifice, The (1986)
Continue reading →This is Tarkovsky channeling Bergman through his own unique visuals and esoteric style, and also a fitting end to his astonishing but short-lived career of cinematic gems.
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
Continue reading →A poetic war film, if there ever was one, about the loss of childhood innocence shot in a dreamy style by the legendary Tarkovsky.
Spectre (2015)
Continue reading →Packed with action, but feels overdrawn and coming across as rote, this latest Bond flick serves up a familiar if disappointing fare.
Skyfall (2012)
Continue reading →Mendes focuses on drama, character, and nostalgia in this confidently-mounted Bond film that is also arguably one of the most beautifully shot (by Roger Deakins, no less) in the entire history of the franchise.
Away We Go (2009)
Continue reading →A light-hearted if sometimes explicit take on raising a family (and a home) by the ever reliable Sam Mendes.
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Strong performances pull this drama about a struggling marriage and family together in what feels like a psychoanalysis of our mundane lives.
It’s Only the End of the World (2016)
Continue reading →Not exactly a rewarding film, but this intensely bleak and implosive drama makes a fine point or two about the state of dysfunctional, incommunicable families.
Mommy (2014)
Continue reading →Intense, zippy, and featuring tour de force performances by the lead cast, this relentless drama exudes the kind of youthful confidence that is so unique to Dolan’s works.
