The Brutalist movie review: red, white, and brutal

US cinemas now; UK cinemas Jan 24th

MaryAnn’s quick take: Stark and unsentimental, as stubborn and as challenging as its protagonist, and as monumental as his works. Adrien Brody’s performance is extraordinary, full of flinty anger and palpable melancholy.

[This review is also available at FlickFilosopher.com. The Brutalist is in US cinemas now; it opens in the UK on January 24th.]