Paul Dano
A stylish but troubling portrait that soft-pedals power, propaganda, and Vladimir Putin.
This is a sublime little film — an elegantly cross-stitched portrait of an all-American family fracturing under the weight of broken dreams and false promises.
Swiss Army Man is much more than your standard absurd adolescent comedy or a campy send-up of the genre.
Paul Dano invests the younger Brian Wilson with focused ecstasy, especially during his creation of the landmark album, Pet Sounds.
“Ruby Sparks” is more than a sweetly moving love story with a happy ending; to their credit, the filmmakers add some disturbingly nightmarish edges to its “Pygmalion” meets “Frankenstein” plotline.
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