Review of The Canyons (2013) by Todd S — 15 Aug 2013

Apparently, small budget means nobody was paid to act. Except, surprisingly, Lohan, who really gives it her all all and from time to time that it quite good enough.

In a film whose subject is the relationship between sex and power it seemed, well, a little naive to me. For those who have seen the movie I point you to the scene between Ryan and the director of the film in which he is due to appear. Then look at a similar scene in 54 between Ryann Phillipe's Shane and Mike Myer's Steve Rubell. I laughed out loud. I'm not sure at whose expense: Schrader's retro understanding of the dynamics of gay desire or Ellis's tacit admission to some serious internalized homophobia.