End of Year MOVIE JOURNAL 2020

[Chris Knipp]

A WHITE, WHITE DAY/HVÍTUR, HVÍTUR DAGUR (Hlynur Pálmason 2019). Missed this in April when it came online but was reminded, even urged, by its high ranking on the annual lists of Peter Debruge and Mike D'Angelo. All the elements found in his debut feature, in a more relatable framework of love, loss, adultery, revenge, maybe aging-out at the workplace, wisely in Palmason's native Icelandic heath this time. I liked, appreciate and respect the way he works, and will watch Pálmason with great interest from now on. Metascore 80%.