Reminiscent of the Wachowskis’ Bound, Ponyboi is a queer cinema genre pastiche that understands a movie can be artful, emotional, and incredibly entertaining.
Through the lens of Durga Chew-Bose’s phenomenal new adaptation of Bonjour Tristesse, the central relationship — romance even — is between Cécile and her father’s old friend Anne.
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