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Canyons, The (18)

Drama, Thriller

When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.


The critical consensus

With its rancid atmosphere and scabrous eye on the movies, Paul Schrader's Kickstarter-funded project isn't as bad as reported.

***(*)(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 08/05/2014

All you get is cardboard characters and dialogue flimsier than balsa wood. Avoid.

**(*)(*)(*)James Mottram, The List, 09/05/2014

You expect so much better from director Paul Schrader and writer Bret Easton Ellis.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 09/05/2014

The Canyons isn’t quite as worthless or unwatchable as many critics have made out, but it’s quite poor nonetheless.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Stephen Carty, Flix Capacitor, 10/05/2014

Imperfect on a superficial level, but positively brimming with juicy subtext.

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 08/05/2014

Lacking the wit and insight of Auto Focus, this finds Schrader still obsessing about sex, lies and videotape in glamorous glassy houses at which you will want to throw bricks.

*(*)(*)(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 11/05/2014


Features about Canyons, The (18)

The Canyons: panned by critics, is that because it dares to show our future?

John Patterson, The Guardian, 03/05/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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