I watched Next of Kin and Family Viewing recently. Next of Kin was like an off the streets of LA videocam movie, which really surprised me. Obnoxious v.o. and lazy camera work, a thin and forced story. Oh and there were a lot of shots of televisions with an unmatched framerate. It made me cringe.
And then next was Family Viewing and it was, 'Hello Atom Egoyan.' You can still tell that he's got all the vinegar of a filmmaker who's ready to make change, Citizen Ruth and The Scar come to mind, in that he's pushing his points a little too much, especially for Egoyan. This one had an ending, and a middle, and it had black and white, but it was still dense and enjoyable. Really well written, well directed, well shot. The things we expect from Egoyan now, here in his second feature.
It's also interesting to see the ideas of his later films on a more naked level. He takes a clear stance on technology, the modern world, old vs. young, and monogamy.
Raven haired Linda and her school mate Linnea are studying after school, when their desires take over and they kiss and strip off their clothes. They take turns fingering and licking one another's trimmed pussies on the desks, then fuck each other to intense orgasms with colorful vibrators.
