⭐⭐⭐⭐ There’s something genuinely unsettling about Stranger by the Lake, and for me, it isn’t the murder itself — it’s how loneliness can so completely twist someone’s judgment. The most disturbing thing is watching someone, desperate for affection and connection, witness a murder and then choose to befriend the murderer just to avoid being alone. Alain Guiraudie, the director, sets his entire 2013 French film … Continue reading Stranger by the Lake (2013)