The Earthquake 

Sam Levinson's latest film can't keep up with the excellence of its performances.

In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.

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.

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

A young girl named Hailey Mays sings a country song that is named after the film's title.

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