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The Lost Daughter, Landscapers, and when Kanye met Julia

Olivia Colman supremacy, plus a new celeb coupling that knows how to work the press

We discuss The Lost Daughter and Landscapers, two works that explore the complexities of codependency, whether in motherhood or in marriage.

02:53 The Lost Daughter, streaming on Netflix, is a brutal, intimate, unforgettable film about what it means to be a mother.

22:03 Landscapers, a limited series on HBO, is a love story — dressed as a true crime drama — underpinned by questions of fantasy, delusion, and reality.

37:28 Plus, culture notes about Julia Fox and Kanye West at Carbone: a celebrity date to remember (in the pages of Interview Magazine).

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