Sunday, March 12, 2017

SXSW 2017: 'A Critically Endangered Species' Review


What an odd beast A Critically Endangered Species is. Starring Lena Olin as a writer who decides to kill herself, this insular character drama is a meditation on aging, literature and the lasting value of art. It's also about power dynamics between this novelist and the impressionable young men she's auditioning to be her executor. It's an intriguing film but not an entirely successful one. My review is up at Screen International.