Josh:
Grim, somber, artful, with a nerve-jangling buzzy score and a lot of jump cuts to keep the viewer off balance, The Stranger still only really works because of Sean Harris’ brilliant performance as a coiled ball of bad news. ⏰⏰⏰
Steph:
As much as this is a crime thriller, it’s also a gritty tale of trust and betrayal, and it kept me gripped from the start, with the literal darkness of the film working with the ominous score to create tension and uneasiness, and the two lead actors couldn’t have better performed the repressed vulnerability associated with quiet masculinity. ⏰⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 