Grayson, a young film production assistant, must get food for set from a small-town Wisconsin dive bar. Facing pressures to perform on his first day, he struggles to please the obstinate locals that view him as an ill-intentioned outsider.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
In The Novelist's Film, Hong explores the meaningful things people share and inspire by virtue of simply engaging with one another.
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
On the Road captures the bleak, hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking in Northern Mexico, where anything can and will happen. A hard-boiled, neon-noir romantic thriller, it shows the gritty reality of roadside diners, truck stops, and truck cemeteries alongside the expansive, breathless beauty of the Mexican desert highways.
At least we got the original cast back, right? Not even that saves it. None of them could bring a sliver of hope to this special. Rather, they bring dread as we witness the light leaving from their eyes.
This article is about the popular 'High School Musical: The Musical: The series.'
