This being longer than 90 seconds is irresponsible.
What a blast. Sharply shot, beautifully acted, deeply Aussie... and I'm not easily shocked, but this rocked my boat repeatedly.
Must have been a weird experience sitting behind me at the cinema cos I was pulling some SHAPES.
Takes a while to work out what it wants to say, but once it finds its footing, it's fun! Perhaps let down by the marketing, which framed it as a stab at Gen Z.
In reality it's a satire on how the rich co-opt the language of victimization to shield themselves from accountability. "You are upper middle class" had me rollin'.
Soundtrack by Disasterpeace is tasty, if not their best, and the triple whammy of Slayyyter, charli xcx and Azealia Banks didn't hurt.
Australian filmmakers rarely want to be seen as such – they dream of being taken seriously by the “real” cinema industry of America, and it robs them of a cultural identity. Despite this statelessness, and despite outward pretention, Boys In The Trees delivers a gut-punch emotional narrative with plenty of style.
Corey (Toby Wallace) is on the cusp of graduation, planning to ditch his small town and his wild boy mates for study overseas. After being involved in the humiliation…
