Steph:
While the obvious issues surrounding consent plague the film throughout, Three Thousand Years of Longing feels so desperate at times even Swinton and Elba can’t disguise its bleakness. ⏰⏰
Josh:
This was my pick (Secret Movie Club) and I suppose the combination of my exhaustion after a day at the mall and the film’s unrelenting—I want to say “gentle whimsy”?—was a bad one, as my mind drifted, and I dozed off. ⏰
The Bare Minimum 