May December
May December explores the deepest, most unspoken layers in each of its characters. Pitting the stories they tell themselves about who they are against an elusive truth, observing how they break down when confronted with just the suggestion of a reality that breaks their narrative.
<PERSON> really delivers with something so unexpected, walking a tightrope in executing a distinct tone for this deeply uncomfortable story. It's darkly comic and tragic, but also cerebral in its approach. Very good stuff. 352
<PERSON> has made a beautiful, terrible nesting doll of a film with a uniquely twisted core. Beneath the droll portrait of an actor's obsession with her muse is an unsettling tale of what happens when people refuse to tell the truth.
<PERSON> and <PERSON> are sensational, but <PERSON> managed to stand out from the two actresses with a sincere standout performance in a tricky role. <PERSON> steals the show in a vulnerable, heartbreaking fashion. Three of the greatest performances of the year. 529