Waves, 2019.Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Sterling K. Brown.SYNOPSIS:A South Florida family deals with a loss in many different ways.Waves is a movie that reached into my chest, ripped my heart out, and handed it back to me torn to pieces. […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony KorineSYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
Movie Review – Luce (2019)
Luce, 2019.Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Naomi Watts, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Astro, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, and Marsha Stephanie Blake.SYNOPSIS:A married couple is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher threatens his status […]
2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced
Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today.Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), Kelvin […]
Second Opinion – Assassination Nation (2018)
Assassination Nation, 2018.Written and Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, Abra, Colman Domingo, Bill Skarsgård, Joel McHale, Anika Noni Rose, Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Danny Ramirez, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Noah Galvin, Susan Misner, Lukas Gage, Jeff Pope, Joe Chrest, J.D. Evermore, and Cody Christian.SYNOPSIS:After a malicious data hack exposes the […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019.Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine.SYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
Acclaimed drama Waves gets a new trailer from A24
With a little over two weeks to go until its theatrical release, A24 has revealed a new trailer for writer-director Trey Edward Shults’ acclaimed drama Waves which follows a suburban family as they come together in the aftermath of a loss, and features a cast that includes Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Luce
Luce, 2019.Directed by Julius Onah. Starring Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Andrea Bang, Norbert Leo Butz, Astro, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Christopher Mann, and Noah Gaynor.SYNOPSIS:When a seemingly perfect married couple are forced to question the idealised version of their adopted son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), cracks begin to appear at home, and […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Waves
Waves, 2019.Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Sterling K. Brown, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Lucas HedgesSYNOPSIS:Chronicling the trials of life for an affluent African-American family, headed by a domineering father (Sterling K. Brown), the son (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) he both pushes and puts on a pedestal, and the […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #3 with Alistair Ryder | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, the proper festival has started in earnest, so there’s plenty to talk about…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, host Tom […]
