Rosebush Pruning

Martin Oaks

2026-08-31

⭐ 5

**The collapse of an ephemeral dynasty** Under the scorching sun of a luxurious Catalonia villa, four American siblings live in hedonistic isolation, squandering their immense fortune. Carefree and oblivious to the outside world, they ignore the demands of their strict, visually impaired patriarch, seeking validation solely through pop music, incestuous obsessions, and haute couture fashion. The fragile equilibrium of this superficial dynasty fractures when Jack, the eldest brother and the group's linchpin, announces his plans to move out with his new girlfriend, Martha. The intrusion of th…

CinemaSerf

2026-10-29

⭐ 6

Hmmm. I reckon this is supposed to be a critique on the moral turpitude of the hierarchical family unit, but somehow it just never really hit home. Four siblings live a life of luxury, seemingly funded by their late mother's fortune, whilst they tend to the needs of their blind father (Tracy Letts). It's elder brother "Jack" (Jamie Bell) who pretty much keeps the ship afloat with sister "Anna" (Riley Keough) and brothers "Ed" (Callum Turner) and "Robert" (Lukas Gage) who brings a certain sexual fluidity to the proceedings. When girlfriend "Martha" (Elle Fanning) gives "Jack" an ultimatum about…