…when she finds herself stuck between these two distressing options. Like a deer in headlights, she’s startled and unsure where to turn, stuck in a state of perpetual indecision. Her…
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Interview: Lesley Manville on Ordinary Love
…body crumples in on itself, and to hear her moans of pain. But the real feat of her performance is how she provides subtle cues to Joan’s mental state: her…
Les Misérables and Just Mercy use classic texts to explore systemic racism
…due to racist biases, since the case is clear cut on every other count. When McMillan is finally freed at the state supreme court, it feels like a blessing of…
Sundance Review: Charter is psychologically complex
…are the result of trauma. It’s a testament to the sensitivity and psychological depth with which Kernell treats the material that you spend the film wondering about Alice’s emotional state…
What are the best films of the decade? A critics survey
…country in a state not just of denial, but of active psychosis. A masterpiece. 4. Embrace of the Serpent (2015, dir. Ciro Guerra) It seems Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is…
‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy in Raw and We Are What We Are
…animals is a threatening, clinical environment filled with unconscious bodies wired up to machines. The dreamy visual of a horse galloping on a treadmill echoes how monitored our natural states…