If you’re looking for a place to start, skip Driving Miss Daisy . Watch Ruby in Paradise . Watch Junebug (2005) — where Amy Adams’ Ashley and Alessandro Nivola’s George are a married couple torn between the old South and the art world’s condescension. Watch Joe (2013) with Nicolas Cage, not as a couple film per se, but for the father-son-as-surrogate-couple dynamic that only Southern gothic indies dare to hold.
★★★★★ “It is loud, magical, and brutal. We spent thirty minutes after the credits trying to decipher the ending. You haven’t discussed sacrifice until you’ve discussed Hushpuppy’s father. The cinematography is a love letter to the bayou. Watch it for the music alone.” If you’re looking for a place to start,
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You are the unsung heroes. Every summer, when a classic south theater’s 1940s compressor gives out, you show up with a jug of sweet tea and a recharge of R-22. You let the projectionist borrow your truck to get a replacement bulb. You don’t charge extra for weekends. Australia You are the unsung heroes.