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Movie reviews: TWINLESS, LURKER, THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
I could toss out thematic buzzwords like "it's about loneliness and connection," and it's not even that those words don't apply—it's just that writer/director James Sweeney's movie is so gotdam fun that I hesitate to muddy the waters.
Twinless The American Southwest Lurker Twinless I could toss out thematic buzzwords like "it's about loneliness and connection," and it's not even that those words don't apply—it's just that writer/director James Sweeney's movie is so gotdam fun that I hesitate to muddy the waters.
It's the tale of two men who meet in a bereavement support group for people who have lost twin siblings: Roman (Dylan O'Brien), a straight guy hanging around in Portland to settle his late brother's affairs; and Dennis (Sweeney), a gay man with plenty of issues of his own.
Both central performances are terrific, with…
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