All tagged Lucas Hedges

Crashing - Waves

His films are able to wick the emotion out of their stories and put them right there on the surface. Whether or not you enjoy that sort of nakedly affecting filmmaking feels entirely subjective. But what is not subjective is that this could have been more.

An Even Grungier Juno - Lady Bird

There’s a world in which this movie is made without Saoirse Ronan and it’s not one I want to live in. She single-handedly takes Lady Bird from being a character I had no use for to one with just enough complexity to keep me engaged. 

Review: Manchester By The Sea

Nothing is heavy-handed in Kenneth Lonergan's somber meditation on family, loss and moving on. Couple the quality of the material with the veritable masterclass acting on display and the result is a gut-punch with the potential to leave you reeling.