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Review

May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

by Hannah Strong

Todd Haynes’ deli­cious­ly dark melo­dra­ma sees Julianne Moore and Natal­ie Port­man go head-to-head as a house­wife and the woman tasked with play­ing her in a film.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Velvet Underground

by Michael Leader

Todd Haynes directs this defin­i­tive chron­i­cle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, tak­ing in every­thing from doo wop to pop art.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Cluttered office with stacks of boxes and a man on the phone.
Review

Dark Waters

by Hannah Strong

Mark Ruf­fa­lo takes on a giant chem­i­cal com­pa­ny in Todd Haynes’ grip­ping pro­ce­dur­al drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Wonderstruck

by Anton Bitel

Todd Haynes’ wist­ful adap­ta­tion of Bri­an Selznick’s nov­el is a tad too sac­cha­rine for its own good.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Carol

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Todd Haynes’ peri­od romance star­ring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara is a beam­ing masterpiece.

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5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect