In 1892 California, a woman contemplating adultery is forced to take refuge from a storm at the home of her first husband and his unstable wife, who claims to be haunted by their dead child.
A mark of a great film vs. a good film can be whether or not the people in your film are characters or caricatures. There are some roles where period pieces are played with tongue firmly in cheek. Each actor truly put in the work from sentence structure and cadence to understanding the relationship dynamics of the day. Kerr sought out to deliver a thriller and she worked hard to that goal and I think she succeeded.
Patriarchy is Projecting
Vivian Kerr, Jilon VanOver, Scottie Thompson, Connor Paolo for “Seance”
There’s a quote that says, “Patriarchy is projecting” and it’s the perfect description of Vivian Kerr’s Seance. The idea of men experiencing some facet of life that doesn’t fit into the hyper masculine boxes they’ve designed for themselves, so they blame women – specifically the influence of women – while eschewing any responsibility. It’s wildly interesting to me the horrors that have been lain on the backs of women to absorb and endure. There are long held myths about witches who lived in the woods in hemlock covered cottages, brewing demonic potions meant to bring malady to the general public. Come to find out, it was just lovely ladies running apothecaries trying to care for their loved ones. Is a witch truly the devil’s mistress or is she just an enthusiastic gardener?
On your wedding day, the vows are promises you make to each other. Normally they’re of the “love and hold and cherish until death do we part” variety, but some couples like to get even more personal. That’s the case with our two lovebirds Chance (Chris Chalk) and Grace (K.D. Chalk). We open on the happy couple getting married and then fast forward a year later as they head to a friend’s country house to celebrate their anniversary and also say goodbye as they plan to move across the country.
What happens when your in-laws become your bullies? We find out one outcome in Jessie Jalee’s The In-Law Gang. The film stars Jalee along with comedian Clifton Powell and follows Jalee’s Cassie – a celebrity chef – as she tries to navigate her new marriage with John Jr. (Nashawn Kearse) and the in-laws that come with it. Their love seems real and true until her mother-in-law, Madelyn (LaShonda LaLa’ Courtney) turns the family against Cassie whom she deems not good enough for her son. Of course there’s more to the story than meets the eye and as we move towards the straw that breaks Cassie’s back, we embark on a journey full of twists, turns, hidden secrets and surprises.
The film revolves around an unlikely pair of brothers thrown together by the foster system. Will Sharp (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is fresh from the military and trying to find stability and financial security for his new son and ailing wife. Danny Sharp (Jake Gyllenhaal) stayed home and picked up the family business of robbing banks and vandalism.
Michael Bay’s Ambulance is a thrill per minute! Too bad there are 135 of them. Excepting about 15 minutes of setup, the action gets going and never stops until about 20 minutes before the end. That’s when there’s a ton of slow motion. While this hectic action can be maintained in a 90-minute property, 2 hours and 15 minutes is a lot of adrenaline to spend.
Dylan O’Brien (left) stars as “Richie” and Zoey Deutch (right) stars as “Mable” in director Graham Moore’s THE OUTFIT, a Focus Features release.
Courtesy of Nick Wall / Focus Features
In the age of extensive effects, massive budgets, and huge names, The Outfit director Graham Moore chose a quieter approach that is no less thrilling. The Outfit is a period gangster movie set in mid-’50s gangland Chicago. Filled with twists and turns, The Outfit will leave you guessing until the very end and keep you enthralled with capable performances from a plethora of talent…
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