AVClub:For the most part, machismo remains the lifeblood of Animal Kingdom, and in its third episode, “Stay Close, Stick Together,” writer Eliza Clark comes up with an amusing/disturbing scene that fully encapsulates this sense of manly camaraderie. As with most testosterone-based pissing contests, the scene revolves around a dare: Deran Cody’s (Jake Weary) challenge to J (Finn Cole) to hold his breath while holding a dumbbell underwater in the Codys’ backyard pool for as long as possible. J loses the contest, but it’s what happens during their time underwater that’s more significant: Deran’s long, hard stare at J, the level of homoeroticism increasing seemingly by the second; and then his attempt to wrestle him. Considering that, in the preceding scene, Deran responded to J’s attempt to get on his good side by denying that that blow job in the bathroom stall in the previous episode ever happened, the act isn’t just mere rough playfulness on his part, but a threatening attempt to show J who truly belongs in this family. Certainly, J gets the message; not long after, he’s grabbed all of his stuff from the Codys’ home and is trying to get the hell out of dodge, before Smurf (Ellen Barkin) finds him and drops a quiet bombshell about his birth father that persuades him to stay.
Kanan Jarrus died in Star Wars Rebels by sacrificing himself to save his crew. He used the Force to hold back an explosion, ensuring their escape.
Plo Koon was killed during Order 66 when his clone troopers, following Palpatine’s command, shot down his starfighter over Cato Neimoidia, marking the tragic end of the Jedi Master.
Speak No Evil is a bone-chilling experience, one of the only films in recent memory that can make even the most ordinary poolside and family holiday moments feel ominous and haunting, you will not forget this one. It will stay with you way past watching the film. Speak No Evil is not for the faint of heart, especially if you have children, James McAvoy's performance is spectacular at making you feel uneasy and makes this a must-watch psychological thriller.
