Films I loved in August and September 2020

In the US documentary Boys State, 17-year-old boys attend a program to form a mock government. It’s an enthralling insight into political processes; the voices of reason that rise above the regressive rhetoric are inspiring, while the effectiveness of the dominant discourse is horrifying.
Released on Apple TV+ 14 August 2020

Structured around an awkward drive to and from an even more awkward meet-the-parents dinner, I’m Thinking of Ending Things is an intriguing and bewildering puzzle of a film exploring memory, identity and authenticity in an unsettling and darkly comedic world of dream logic and artifice.
Released on Netflix 4 September 2020

Given the inherent difficulties in depicting the uncomfortable issue of the sexualisation of children, Cuties is all the more impressive for how well it explores a young girl’s sense of identity as she tries to navigate the mixed and often contradictory messages she absorbs about how to behave. Read full review.
Released on Netflix 9 September 2020

Thomas Caldwell, 2020

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