The Year’s Most Shocking Scene Is in a Movie You’d Never Expect

The best part of working as a film critic is discovering movies that make you feel something you didn’t expect, those films linger in your mind and occupy your thoughts for weeks or months after you’ve seen them. When a movie like that comes from a major new talent, it’s likely comparable to an Olympic athlete's adrenaline rush when they win a gold medal. That’s the precise feeling I got when I watched Good One, a coming-of-age drama from first-time writer-director India Donaldson, featuring an exquisite turn from Lily Collias.

There are plenty of reasons Good One is such an enriching experience, but the moment that confirms it may just be the most shocking and remarkable scene of the year.

What’s special about this scene in Good One is its subtlety.

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