Laggies: Lynn Shelton’s Film Blends a Coming-of-Age Story With a Quarter-Life Crisis
Laggies is a fantastic movie, filled with down-to-earth characters, transcendent themes, and witty comedy

Captain Ren Yufan of the city’s anti-narcotics squad targets a cunning group of drug dealers. Upon learning that they plan to conduct a drug deal at the old dock, Ren Yufan leads his team to set up surveillance to catch them red-handed. Unexpectedly, drug dealers Xie Dafu and Xie Ertou from the remote Lanxi Village use a funeral as a cover for their operations. Undeterred by danger, Ren Yufan ventures deep into the mysterious and intricate Lanxi Village, uncovering a hidden and long-buried secret.
Laggies is a fantastic movie, filled with down-to-earth characters, transcendent themes, and witty comedy
Alongside A Drowning Man, I Signed The Petition, 3 Logical Exits, and A World Not Ours, A Man Returned continues to paint a realistic portrait of the Refugee Crisis that eschews the Western gaze and stereotype. These are real portraits painted by a director with lived experience, cultural connection and an amazing eye for visuals.
In Amazon’s new shark flick, The Devil’s Mouth, terrible tourists finally get their comeuppance while two estranged best friends must overcome their petty squabbles to survive as the rest of their party gets chomped one by one. While it’s by no means an Oscar winner, The Devil’s Mouth is good old fashioned shark week carnage with a tourist critical twist, perfect with popcorn, a friend, and a healthy does of schadenfreude.
While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.
"Well, the film industry is completely sexist and completely class-biased." A closer look at Lynne Ramsay's impressive body of work.