I went into this film cold, not knowing what it was about except that there was a trans lead and there were some musical elements. But I gotta say, O was freaking SHOCKED to find that it was a full-blown musical. Singing and dancing left and right, and I wasn’t sure how to feel about it in the beginning. I admit I was ill at ease at first, maybe because some of the musical numbers are slightly cringey and not…

I went in cold for this film, having seen the trailer only once but knowing it was about immigrants in Post War America and that it was so long it had an intermission.

It absolutely did not disappoint. From the opening shot, the film promises something truly epic and it delivers. It’s epic in scale and ambition with top notch performances to match. Adrian Brody carries the film with a quiet (for the most part) and intense humanity that shows…