Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years is a two-hander about aging that refuses to walk the generally prescribed paths of shedding sentiment and/or dwelling on disease, and for that alone, it deserves hardy praise. On the eve of a couple’s 45th anniversary, news arrives of the discovery of a body found …
One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn …
Helping a stranger change a flat tire results in a summer job at a racetrack for Charley (Charlie Plummer) in this well made but seriously downbeat tale of a teenager who learns the hard way that quarter horses and housepets don’t mix. (And those looking to pursue a career at …
One of writer-director Andrew Haigh’s characters bemoans the fact that his upcoming art exhibition will be a “gays only” affair. (“Straights won’t come, because it has nothing to do with their world.”) Instead of following his own advice and offering up a shared experience, Haigh delivers yet another standard-issue gay …