e has used the plasticity of the mediumto explore a consistent set of thematic motifs:rootless teens (with absent and/or abusiveparents), desperate to connect with another,who attempt to come to terms with their angstand their sexuality in a culture that emphasizessex, drugs, and (hard/alternative) rock and roll.

Films that scramble the codes and signals of sexuality, wherever that sexuality may fall on the spectrum, are of immense interest to me because it’s a reminder of how each human being is a welter of infinite contradictions. I’m so much more interested in that kind of cinema as opposed to a very programmatic cinema that is interested only in... See more