If Waves , the 2019 ensemble drama about the plight of a contemporary American family by Trey Edwards Shults , proved anything, it's that unbridled emotionality could be an aesthetic. It also proved that, when it comes to creating an overwhelming and unforgettable cinematic experience, subtlety can be overrated. In the wake of Hurry Up Tomorrow , Shults' last effort as a director that was less of a film and more of a vanity project for The Weeknd 's new album , the stylish filmmaker is in dire need of public reclamation following this fiasco.

Waves ' standing as a masterpiece is purely subjective, but there's no denying the immense scope of the film, as well as the astonishing turn by Sterling K. Brown . The emotionally operatic nature of this epic about adolescenc

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