There is a moment early on in Luca Guadagnino's After The Hunt where Maggie, a vocal and enthusiastic philosophy student, and Frederik, a wry and airy therapist, share a kiss. Our four main characters are saying their goodbyes after a slightly drunken salon held in the home of Alma (and Frederik, her husband), and in attempting to kiss each other goodbye, Maggie and Frederik briefly lock lips. No one comments amongst the chatter. Frederik looks slightly taken aback and Maggie asks if he's okay. It was an accident, after all. No fuss is made of it. Barely a beat later, Alma and Hank, a swaggering mess of a man (and also a professor), kiss as well, like muscle memory. Neither look apologetic. This is blatantly their dynamic and no one has anything to say about it. This one moment, the physicality, the ease of it, tells you everything you need to know about these people, and how their inability to confront what is directly in front of them will cause everything to implode. Often,...