Out of the Past: Monsters, American Denialism and The Gift

In Joel Edgerton's debut feature, a young couple feels terrorised by the unsettlingly kind gestures of a man from the husband's past. But unpacking the truth behind the two men's combative dynamic nods to the way Western nations like the US are able to 'spin' history and demonise victims of their own imperialist power, writes Dave Hoskin.

Additional keywords: bullying, thriller, oppression, masculinity.