The supernatural is a new realm for Assayas, and he handles it deftly.Ī near impenetrable psychological thriller from Greek Weird Wave auteur Yorgos Lanthimos (he of "Dogtooth" and "The Lobster"), "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" offers one of the most fascinating characters in a movie this year in the form of Brendan Keoghan’s vaguely godlike Martin. The grieving process has never seemed as abstract as it does in "Personal Shopper." Director Olivier Assayas’ recent muse Kirsten Stewart is great here as a quietly forlorn sister trying to communicate with her recently deceased twin. Their discovery opened windows into history, ones we are still trying to reconcile today. One of the purest expressions of passion for the movies that has ever been put to film, "Dawson City: Frozen Time" is a fascinating look at the discovery of hundreds of silent films thought lost in a Gold Rush era Alaskan town. Even as our titular hero (Saoirse Ronan, who is an absolute joy) mourns a breakup, worries about her parent’s fiscal issues or fights with her mother, there is never a moment that isn’t imbued with optimism. The great Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut is a wonderful film for many reasons, but perhaps the most astonishing is its insistence in remaining uncynical.
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