23rd of February 2021 | »The Twentieth Century« scored 7,66 | @ JFK-Plaza 1
Matthew Rankin’s phantasmagorical biopic reimagines Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King’s formative years as a wacky Freudian nightmare. […]
While there’s a certain “muchness” to Rankin’s style, and it goes without saying this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, the filmmaker’s refusal to temper his vision serves him well in the long run, as his feature debut eventually achieves an operatic wackiness that carries it over the finish line. […]
With »The Twentieth Century«, [Canada] has yet another source of pride.
David Ehrlich in IndieWire
