Rarely does such a dynamic movie offer so many layers to obsess over.
Rarely does such a dynamic movie offer so many layers to obsess over.
A self-reflective flight of fancy into a timeless world of unfulfilled love.
If the film is powerful in its denunciation of this social reality, it is at the cost of the more personal story of its protagonist, who never quite comes into focus as her own person.
Emma is a delightful romantic comedy, unabashedly optimistic and full of life and joy.
God’s Own Country is harsh, but it is also tender, and it’s all the more affecting because it finds hope and love not in a fairy tale but in a story that feels real and lived in. I am sorry I missed it when it came out, because I feel like I lost valuable time where I could have been thinking about it.