Set in 2006, a directionless young man Mark, finds himself trapped working in a dying video store. His apathy towards cinema is challanged when faith brings John into his store. While not his original intention John brings a new found passion for cinema out in Mark.
Disguised as a cosmic highway horror, Alexander Ullom’s It Ends is a beautiful, albeit terrifying, metaphor for learning that if you want to survive adulthood and become your own person, you have to learn to let people go.
Friendships are tested when two girls have a crush on the popular boy at school.
Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.
Carolina Caroline follows Caroline (Samara Weaving), a bored young woman dreaming of escaping a small Texas town where nothing ever happens. When she meets Oliver (Kyle Gallner) at her workplace while he is conning the owner, she sees her perfect opportunity to get out. Their whirlwind romance strongly echoes Bonnie and Clyde, as the two quickly embark on a bank-robbing spree.
We are constantly being pushed to move on from mishaps and negative feelings. What happens if we're not ready to do so?
A brief look at two Barry Jenkins films that have established him as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time.
