While both Causeway and Aftersun are first time features by a promising young filmmaker steeped in examining our past sorrows, both do so in different ways.
Adam McKay has crafted a harsh examination of our treatment and lack of action of the environment we live in, one that is sure to push the conversation.
As the decade closes out, the push for female centric films and depth seems to be far from waning. These are some of the best female characters of the 2010s.