The World to Come - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2021

The World to Come - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2021

Directed by: Mona Fastvold

Written by: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard

Starring: Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott

Runtime: 98 min

Synopsis: In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer's wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives they never knew existed.

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A Ghost Story (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

A Ghost Story (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: David Lowery

Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara

Runtime: 87 min

David Lowery tells the story of a recently deceased man (Casey Affleck) that returns as a white-sheeted ghost to his home. He is lost in time and he has to watch life go by as well as his wife's pain.

It is a journey through memory and history, confronting life's fundamental questions and reflecting on love and grief.

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