The Silent Twins: A Beautifully Shot Broad-Stroke Biopic

The Lure director Agnieszka Smoczyńska returns with her third feature The Silent Twins. Based on the strange and tragic lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, the film paints a visually vivid but narratively broad portrait of its real-life figures, their voluntary silence, vibrant creativity, and eventual institutionalization.

Blue Bayou: A Social Drama About Immigration That's Laid On Too Thick

September 10, 2021 / Aaron Haughton

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Writer/director Justin Chon shines a light on an outrageous immigration loophole with his overly weepy social drama, Blue Bayou. Overflowing with melodrama and steeped in tragedy, this bleary-eyed tearjearker goes straight for the heart but lays it on so thick that it nearly eclipses the important topical issues it seeks to illuminate.

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The Silent Twins: A Beautifully Shot Broad-Stroke Biopic

Blue Bayou: A Social Drama About Immigration That's Laid On Too Thick