Lucky You (2007)

This current year, as well as the past several, has seen a slowly building increase in something the horror genre has required for quite a while in this critic's opinion...originality. I've stated before that I am very hard to please when it comes to this vein of the film industry's offerings, always leaning more towards that which sends chills through my very being in lieu of buckets of blood and gore.

This film’s ambition is betrayed by its lack of substance.

Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.

A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.

It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.

This coming-of-age musical features a strong representation of LGBTQ+ individuals coming-of-age.