The Sweet East (Movie)

Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Saltburn,’ Jacob Elordi and the New Heartthrob Era

Plus: Barry Keoghan’s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” Jeremy Allen White’s stripped-down moment and Nathan Fielder’s “The Curse” wraps up.

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‘The Sweet East’ Review: All-American Girl

Starring Talia Ryder and Simon Rex, this shape-shifting satire about modern American subcultures is a curious, and occasionally delightful, object if you can handle its flippant treatment of taboos.

By Beatrice Loayza