The Chronology of Water
First screened in January 2026
Director: Kristen Stewart. Cast: Imogen Poots, Michael Epp, Thora Birch, Susannah Flood, Anna Wittowsky, Marlena Sniega, Earl Cave, Jim Belushi, Esmé Creed-Miles, Esme Allen, Tom Sturridge, Kim Gordon, Eleanor Hahn, Charlie Carrick. Screenplay: Kristen Stewart (based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch).

   
Photo © 2025 The Forge / Curious Gremlin / Forma Pro Films /
Scott Free Productions / CG Cinéma / Nevermind Pictures /
Fremantle / Lorem Ipsum Entertainment / Scala Films
In Brief: Impressively intense style and story; they complement and compete with each other. Excessiveness pays off.

VOR: ④  Springs for more abstract, sensorily intense effects than most U.S. movies do. Evokes rich veins of lesbian filmmaking. Discards biopic formulas.

Grade: B+

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