I absolutely adore this movie. It is so thoroughly, delightfully queer in every sense of the word. It so perfectly blends the cinematic influences it's drawing from (obviously Anger and Fassbinder, but also cult camp classics like "Absolutely Beginners" and "Crimes of Passion") while also being utterly singular. Andre Riseborough has been getting a lot of the attention for this movie, and she's great in it, but Harry Melling is absolutely killing it in this film. He so inhabits Arthur's internal struggles with his masculinity and sexuality in a way that feels startlingly authentic. The final dance sequence is my favorite moment from a movie this year, and maybe in the past few years. Absolute queer joy personified.
This movie is "not for everyone," but what percentage of cinema really is "for" anyone?
This movie is "not for everyone," but what percentage of cinema really is "for" anyone?
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