Talent Todd Haynes

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Review

May December review – a frothy psychodrama with a lurid bite

Todd Haynes' deliciously dark melodrama sees Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman go head-to-head as a housewife and the woman tasked with playing her in a film.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Velvet Underground

Todd Haynes directs this definitive chronicle of the fabled avant-garde rock group, taking in everything from doo wop to pop art.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dark Waters

Mark Ruffalo takes on a giant chemical company in Todd Haynes’ gripping procedural drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Wonderstruck

Todd Haynes’ wistful adaptation of Brian Selznick’s novel is a tad too saccharine for its own good.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Carol

Todd Haynes’ period romance starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara is a beaming masterpiece.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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