Thestoryappearssimpleonthesurface,butisrevealed,especiallyaftermultipleviewings,asmoremulti-layeredandtexturedthanCassavetesathisbest.Ostensiblyitconcernsa14-yearoldCatholicgirl,Wynne(Agutter)growingupinthispost-modernwasteland,whodevelopsacrushonhermucholderadoptivebrother(Marshall)-acrushwhichperverselydeepensandgrowsintoinfatuationonceshestartstobelieveheisthelocalsexkiller.Thisisinitselfanideathatmakesyousitupandjolt,butasthenarrativedevelops,itcontinuesnotnecessarilyalongalinearpathbutinseveralconfusingandfascinatingdirections:thefamily'shistory,(detailedeffectivelyinchillingflashbackduringanimprovisedseance)isachequeredone,andhassufferedatleastonemajorrelocationandupheavalinthelasttenyears.Atthecrux,however,it'sthedepictionofsocialalchangesthatmakeIStartCountingsofascinatingandelevateitslanguagefarbeyondtheconfinesofthestandardhorrorfilm.Themajorsubtext-thatteenagegirlswerematuringmorequicklythanbefore,anddevelopingfullsexualandromanticappetites(evenifinthoughtratherthandeed)butwerenotpossessedofenoughdiscretiontomaketherightchoices-wasastepforwardforagenreinwhichitsyoungfemaleshadpreviouslybeenportrayedasbimbovictims(CoverGirlKillerandTheNightCallerspringtomind),butnotonethatallviewerswouldnecessarilyagreewith.Butmoststrikingofall,andpossiblythemostenduringimagewhichtheviewerwilltakeawaywiththem,isofthemasterfulsymbolismwithwhichdirectorGreeneinvestseveryshot.EveryinchoftheKinchfamily'sworld-theirhouse,theirwalls,theirTV,Aguttersunderwear,bedroomfurnitureandtoys,Sutcliffe'sclothes,Marshallsvan,thelocalCatholicchurch,theirtowncentre,theirrecordshop)-ispaintedabright,scintillatingwhite-awhitewhich,byinference,isslowlybecomingsmudgedandcorruptedwiththedirtoftheoutsideworld.Whitealsosymbolises,ofcourse,purityandinnocence(twoqualitiesCatholicschoolgirlsaresupposedtoholddear),anditisintothisworldofinnocencethattheever-presentredbus(asymbolofviolationandpenetration),conductedbythelecherousyetsimilarlyjuvenileSimonWard,makesregularjourneys.TheallegoryisfurtherexpandedinonescenewhereAgutterbelievessheseestheChristfigureinchurchweepingblood:bythetimeweacknowledgeit,itsgone,buttheseedhasalreadybeenplanted.Rarelyinagenreproductionhastheuseofcolourandbackgroundbeensoimportantoreffectiveincreatingauniformityofmood.IStartCountingisasnear-perfectanendtoadecadeasonecouldhopefor,andexactlythekindoffilmpeopleshouldbemakingnow-whichis,ofcourse,exactlywhytheyneverwill.Agenreessential.byD.R. ddd

　　Channel 4的5集剧《这是罪》讲述80年代时三个男孩Ritchie（Olly Alexander饰）﹑Roscoe及Colin的故事，剧情长度将横跨10年。三名主角在18岁时离开家乡，带着希望﹑野心来到伦敦。然而当他们感染上爱滋病后（当年有发生血液污 染案，造成大量人感染肝炎及爱滋病），这在当时仍然充斥着各种谣言的病使他们在别人眼中是威胁﹑恐怖的存在，不过主角们也因此团结起来。　　剧集还会讲述主角们的朋友﹑爱人﹑家人，他们将共同面对病情﹑被他人拒之门外﹑当时对同性恋者的偏见等。除了Olly Alexander外，其他演员包括Neil Patrick Harris﹑Keeley Hawes﹑Stephen Fry﹑Tracy Ann Oberman﹑Shaun Dooley﹑Omari Douglas﹑Callum Scott Howells及Lydia West。

　　该剧改编自同名游戏，讲述了在一个艺术、科技和文化风格为1950年代的复古未来主义的架空世界，一场核战争在2077年10月23日爆发后所带来的后末日废土世界的故事。

　　Young Mongol is in love with daughter of his Lord. Her Father condemns him as a criminal and names him an outlaw. Mongol must navigate world full of treachery and deception, fighting for survival and justice.