'Swan Song' is a Scattered But Sincere Story of Small-Town Redemption
Udo Kier takes center spotlight in 'Swan Song' as Pat Pitsenbarger, a gay beautician who comes out of retirement for one last job and rediscovers himself along the way.

Small provincial town. A teenager Matvey, an employee of a local dump, accidentally ends up in a fight club in the hope of becoming a real man.
Udo Kier takes center spotlight in 'Swan Song' as Pat Pitsenbarger, a gay beautician who comes out of retirement for one last job and rediscovers himself along the way.
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.
There’s no two ways about it — Bridgerton is horny. Shondaland’s newest venture- released on Netflix on Christmas- is certainly a spectacle to behold, just as the premise; essentially an Austenian, Regency-Era Gossip Girl, helmed by Shonda Rhimes, the reigning queen of steamy romance television. It would not be inaccurate to describe it as Jane Austen porn.
Jordan Peele’s film is an intelligent and unflinching piece of work, firmly focused on the African American experience.
Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.
Tara Thorne’s film is equal parts emotional and comedic, illustrating the beauty and the pain of long term relationships.