nequient

Östlund circles, for 2.5 hours, the idea of art that speaks, but does nothing (by way of the same) and a notion of masculinity from which the world has long since moved on, apparently leaving Östlund behind. Both art-on-art and the stressed alpha male straddle the line between vapidity and provocation, demanding careful, socioculturally sensitive positioning to take flight. Either, alone, is a challenge. Ruben “What Bechdel test?” Östlund chose to kill both birds with the same movie.

85 _54%

Landline (2017) - Rated 08 Aug 2018

60 _9%

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) - Rated 06 Aug 2018

82 _37%

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - Rated 06 Aug 2018

70 _18%

The Big Sick (2017) - Rated 06 Aug 2018

89 _78%

Jumanji (1995) - Rated 06 Aug 2018

80 _31%

Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Rated 06 Aug 2018