‘Coward’ Review: Lukas Dhont Brings His Signature Aching Sensuality to the War-is-Hell Genre, and Makes His Most Satisfying Film to Date (opens in new tab)

Even the manifold mudbaths and bloodbaths of the Western Front can’t do much to dirty up Lukas Dhont’s exactingly exquisite filmmaking in “Coward,” the young Belgian director’s third feature, and his first to extend his recurring interest in challenged LGBTQ identity to a historical context. Observing the burgeoning romance between two Belgian soldiers — one […]