★★★★ – Guardian. Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle.
Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle. Having published a poetry collection in his youth that caused barely a ripple in the culture, Ed’s passion for writing is reignited by the reverence these young writers have for his work, and how they romanticise the New York of his youth. A lyrical and naturalistic exploration of nostalgia, yearning for the past and what it means to be an artist.