Milos Stehlik Reviews “Moonlight” And “Handmaiden”

Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) teaches Chiron (Jaden Piner) how to swim in Moonlight. The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.
Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) teaches Chiron (Jaden Piner) how to swim in Moonlight. The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.
Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) teaches Chiron (Jaden Piner) how to swim in Moonlight. The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.
Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) teaches Chiron (Jaden Piner) how to swim in Moonlight. The film is told with different actors playing Chiron at different stages of his life.

Milos Stehlik Reviews “Moonlight” And “Handmaiden”

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Film Contributor, Milos Stehlik of Facets Multimedia, discusses two news films: Moonlight, a film by director Barry Jenkins about a young boy in the 1990s, who struggles with his sexuality and bullying in Miami. He also reviewsThe Handmaiden, by director Park Chan-wook. The film follows a scheme by a Korean grifter to con a Japanese heiress out of her fortune.

Milos Stehlik is WBEZ’s film contributor and director of Facets Multimedia.