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Film: “Beach Rats”

By filmfestsalonSeptember 18, 2017Film Review BlogEliza Hittman, fireworks, Harris Dickinson, Harrison Sheehan, homophobia, homosexuality, Kate Hodge, Kenneth Anger, Madeline Weinstein, Sundance

Sexual identity is now a major theme in American film, especially for young people. Last year’s Best Oscar winner, Moonlight, dealt frankly and, for the most part, trenchantly with the theme. This new film is an accomplished but minor addition to this body of work. The title rats are four young studs who hang out […]

Film: “Tom at the Farm”

I find it interesting to compare this film, by 26-year old French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan, who co-wrote, directed and starred in it, with The Gift, which I reviewed last week. The Gift is a clever connect-the-dots psychological thriller about a revenge scheme for a past crime. The characters react to events in simple, unambiguous terms. […]