TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL 2018
THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY
I LOVED THESE FILMS. THEY MADE MY DAY.
BOY ERASED
Wow. Everything you ever wanted to know about Christian-themed conversion
therapy and what a shameful sham it is … Lucas Hedges (
Manchester By The Sea) is superb as the well-mannered, well
brought up teenage son of devout parents (Nicole Kidman and Russel Crowe)
who know just what to do when he questions his sexuality. His pastor
enlists counsel from other religious leaders to set his son on a righteous
path to “normalcy”. Joel Edgerton (
Loving) in his directorial
debut and as the head of the boot camp paints a vivid picture of the
cruelty, ineffectiveness and hypocrisy of these centers.
