Overview
- Harry Lighton’s feature adapts Adam Mars-Jones’ Box Hill into a romance centered on an intense dom/sub dynamic between Colin (Harry Melling) and Ray (Alexander Skarsgård).
- Local reviews split, with Arizona’s Family calling the film extreme yet empathetic and The Loyola Phoenix condemning what it views as shock-first staging and thin character work.
- Critics broadly praise Melling and Skarsgård for committed, physically precise performances and charged on-screen chemistry.
- Lighton told a Chicago premiere audience he aimed for accessibility to newcomers and consulted the Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club, a choice that some reviewers still say did not yield broader inclusivity.
- A24’s limited theatrical rollout is set for this week, with coverage citing Feb. 19 or Feb. 20 dates depending on the market.