Lean on Pete
Friday, Apr. 6, 2018
There is painfully little love, except for the warm and compassionate filmmaking itself, in Andrew Haigh's tender and heartbreaking coming-of-age drama "Lean on Pete."
In his first American film, Haigh, the British director of "45 Years" and "Weekend," proves every bit as adept at...
Friday, Sep. 1, 2017
It's a rule of cinema that a movie about a boy and a horse will tug at the heartstrings.
Venice Film Festival entry "Lean on Pete" is no exception. Andrew Haigh's drama is about Charley, a lonely 15-year-old boy who befriends a tired old racehorse and sets out on a perilous journey across...