Midwinter Break

when they both put their shoes on the bed I realized I wasn’t watching a movie about actual human beings, I was watching a movie about monsters

dayekaye

For a movie with freaking Ciarán Hinds and Lesley Manville in it, this sure had me wanting to hit the eject cord every 5 minutes. I've already forgotten that I watched it and I haven't even submitted the review. What were we talking about?

Geoff Ketchum

A slow burn relationship drama where a couple in their sunset years (or, to go with the movie title’s metaphor, the winter of their lives) wrestles with all their issues on a trip to Amsterdam. For a good chunk of its runtime, it isn’t clear what it’s really about.…

Adam Forrest

aging couple talking to each other, and sometimes other people, while doing various activities & feeling catholic guilt. there’s also milk sometimes ✝️🥛

erica

Fat atheist alcoholic husband, existential crisis catholic wife. Many such cases.

robp12

she was a catholic girl, he was an alcoholic boy, can i make it anymore obvious?

vivdagoat 🍎🍂🐞

There’s something quietly compelling about Midwinter Break. I found myself drawn to how it sits with the fragile, complicated realities of a long-term relationship something films don’t always take the time to explore. It taps into those unspoken parts of being with someone…

Jan

ah yes my favorite meal a platter of eight half sandwiches and a tall glass of milk i suppose i should have assumed this was going to be a religious movie based on the copious amount of religious trailers that played before this movie. these religious movies always have a…

tj henry

yeah my vacation was less eat pray love and more gluttony, crisis of faith, and resentment

griffinprice