I went into Things We Lost In The Fire expecting a discomforting experience analysing the deterioration of a family following a tragic death, and while the film delivers on the dramatic elements it requires, there’s a real sensitive and poignant portrayal of the human kind that I could not prepare myself for. Directed by a Copenhagen raised Susanne Bier, Things We Lost In The Fire handles its challenge subject matter in a delicate matter that helps separate from other family dramas.

Things We Lost In The Fire, from its very first sequence involving the soon to be dead much loved father and husband portrayed by David Duchovny, had me instantly gripped. There’s something deeply unsettling about that first moment as…

When Things We Lost in the Fire first came out in the fall of 2007, I pretty much dismissed it as your typical awards bait melodrama and when it didn't pick up any big nominations for that season I figured I was never going to watch it. Despite having several actors in it that I'm a big fan of, it all sounded so labored and over-cooked, centering around a woman whose husband dies tragically and so she brings his recovering addict friend into her home to help the family cope. On paper, it's definitely something that was impossible for me to not roll my eyes hard at.

However, several years later I found myself watching Susanne Bier's In A Better…

I went into Things We Lost In The Fire expecting a discomforting experience analysing the deterioration of a family following a tragic death, and while the film delivers on the dramatic elements it requires, there’s a real sensitive and poignant portrayal of the human kind that I could not prepare myself for. Directed by a Copenhagen raised Susanne Bier, Things We Lost In The Fire handles its challenge subject matter in a delicate matter that helps separate from other family dramas.

Things We Lost In The Fire, from its very first sequence involving the soon to be dead much loved father and husband portrayed by David Duchovny, had me instantly gripped. There’s something deeply unsettling about that first moment as…

When Things We Lost in the Fire first came out in the fall of 2007, I pretty much dismissed it as your typical awards bait melodrama and when it didn't pick up any big nominations for that season I figured I was never going to watch it. Despite having several actors in it that I'm a big fan of, it all sounded so labored and over-cooked, centering around a woman whose husband dies tragically and so she brings his recovering addict friend into her home to help the family cope. On paper, it's definitely something that was impossible for me to not roll my eyes hard at.

However, several years later I found myself watching Susanne Bier's In A Better…