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On the night of Sunday, May 22, 2011, a devastating EF5 tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, destroying everything in its path. As a result, 161 lives were lost, buildings were leveled, and the entire city was left a sobering pile of rubble. Netflix offers a wealth of intense documentaries on its platform, but perhaps none are as thrilling and impactful as "The Tornado: Caught in the Storm." With surprisingly good tension building to the devastation, along with an emotional conclusion that analyzes the aftermath of the disaster, this is a substantial documentary. And despite being less than 90 minutes long, this documentary is powerful. Director: Alexandra Lacey Writer: Alexandra Lacey The Joplin Tornado is told through raw, firsthand accounts from the people who lived through it. Specifically, a group of teenagers who managed to survive winds of over 200 mph and lived to tell the tale. It's an interesting narrative decision that generally works very well, although...
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With a true story centered on ordinary people achieving extraordinary feats, “Ordinary Angels” can't help but embrace sentimentality at its core. It's built into their DNA and it's the reason this compelling and moving drama came to the big screen 30 years after it was made, at a time when we too are searching for light in a dark world.
What elevates the film beyond your average inspirational nonsense, however, is the way director Jon Gunn and company control the slow release of its sweetness so as not to overwhelm. This technique, while forgivably manipulative, works to great effect and in the end even the cynics will be won over by the human kindness on display.
Director: Jon Gunn
Writers: Kelly Fremon Craig, Meg Tilly
Stars: Alan Ritchson, Hilary Swank, Amy Acker
Sharon (Hilary Swank) is a disaster. She lives alone in a dreary apartment and there's barely anything in her refrigerator but stale leftovers and freezer-burned dreams of a better life. She also leaves sloppy voicemails for her estranged son Derek (Dempsey Bryk) night after night. With her southern accent thick and her locks even thicker, this hairdresser covers her sorrows with alcohol, pranks, and a tough exterior. However, her colleague and best friend Rose (Tamala Jones) is fed up with her and, in an act of desperation after Sharon's most recent bender, she leaves her in Alcoholics Anonymous. And that's where things start to fall into place.
Eventually Sharon realizes that she needs to find a greater purpose for her life. That message crystallizes when, at the beer checkout, he sees a newspaper headline about five-year-old Michelle Schmitt (Emily Mitchell), who has been struck by terrible circumstances twice: the death of her saintly mother, Theresa (Amy Acker). ), and a desperate need for a liver transplant. Sharon begins with small selfless acts, much to the chagrin of Michelle's grieving widowed father Ed (Alan Ritchson), cutting her hair for a charity fundraiser, organizing the family's mounting bills, and caring for Michelle and her slightly older sister. , Ashley (Skywalker Hughes). . But as Sharon steadfastly endures Schmitt's tensions, her own demons emerge from the shadows once again.
Swank typically does solid work when she is given a role with dimension and complexity, which is again true in this case. The two-time Oscar winner gauges Sharon's energetic perseverance as well as her susceptibility to her anguish and sadness. In Swank's capable hands, the character's predictable arc becomes formidable, evoking sympathy and strength in spades. Additionally, he brings naturalism to the scenes shared with Mitchell and Hughes, rising stars in their own right, efficiently delivering precociousness with the right amount of power.
Ritchson is perfectly cast as a laconic, tired father. As an actor who delivers a stronger performance in the absence of dialogue, he connotes fine resolve and open honesty in quieter moments. His hulking, brooding stature also plays brilliantly in his favor, as it illuminates the underlying intensity of this strong man's primary weakness: his inability to protect his wife and young daughter from the insidious ravages of an incurable disease. There is an innate emotional power in this dichotomy.
Gunn skillfully exercises a necessary minimum of visual prowess to emphasize the character's drive. At the end of the second act, Sharon's image is erased through a bottle of alcohol as she hits rock bottom, feeling the inadequacy of her identity as a mother and miracle worker.
From editor Parker Adams' lively, propulsive montages to cinematographer Maya Bankovic's diffuse lighting inside the Schmitts' cozy home, the grounded aesthetic is absorbing and, at times, sobering. The absence of the deceased mother is felt throughout the family home, both in the empty, lifeless corners that imprison Ed in grief and debt, and in the handprint mailbox that needs repair.
Despite these strengths, the film also has notable weaknesses. It's a blessing that Gunn and screenwriters Meg Tilly and Kelly Fremon Craig find room for subtlety and nuance, but they lack confidence in their audience remembering what's at stake, explaining it at times. Ed's crisis of faith is neither innovative nor sufficiently integrated, and is reduced to tropes and simplistic scenarios. Composer Pancho Burgos-Goizueta's cheesy strings are all too omnipresent, doing much of the heavy lifting in the third act from obstacle to obstacle, racing to the hospital's makeshift transport site during an already harrowing and real 1994 blizzard.
The story begins with Shane (Kaye Abad), who after turning 39 discovers that his cancer has returned. Not wanting to go through the physical and mental exhaustion of cancer treatment again, Shane accepts his fate and decides it's the perfect time to start accomplishing the list of things he's always wanted to do. For her part, Bryan (Paolo Contis), her husband, and Tupe (Patrick García), her best friend, are determined to help her fulfill every point on the list to make her happy, but above all to convince her to undergo chemotherapy. in the hope of prolonging his life. This trip will teach all three of them the importance of valuing time with their loved ones. Director: RC Delos Reyes Writers: Erwin Blanco, Rona Lean Sales Stars: Kaye Abad, Paolo Contis, Patrick Garcia “Life won't reach you if you wait to fulfill your dreams,” Shane advises her two best friends. This phrase very well represents this film that addresses a complicated and common topic such as terminal canc...
Stephen Lang is one of religious history’s most iconic prophets during one of its most turbulent periods in House of David. Lang, best known for his work on the Don’t Breathe and Avatar franchises, has explored the historical genre in the past, from the well-received Civil War epic Gettysburg and its prequel Gods and Generals to the political thriller The Gandhi Murder. With the Prime Video show, however, he marks his first major foray into faith-based storytelling, teaming up with the creative team of Jon Erwin and Jon Gunn, whose previous hits include American Underdog and Ordinary Angels. House of David is set in B.C. Israel and chronicles multiple stories that will eventually intersect thanks to David, the young biblical figure who, after slaying the Philistine giant Goliath, would eventually become one of the most notable kings in Israel’s history. Lang stars in the show as Samuel, the renowned prophet who, under God’s guidance, takes power away from the proud King Saul and sets o...
Last summer, I was living in Venice Beach and had decided, due to a friend's persistence, to visit a fortune teller. I, always skeptical but wanting to laugh, agreed to go. What the fortune teller said made me roll my eyes: "I'm not saying you're Cleopatra, but you somehow share her story and are connected." Less than a month later, I got a call from a production company making Jada Pinkett Smith's "African Queens" and was subsequently hired to direct four episodes of a dramatic documentary about the controversial leader's life. The joke was on me. Stars: Adele James, Craig Russell, Nada El Belkasmi I remember as a kid watching Elizabeth Taylor play Cleopatra. I was captivated by her, but even then, I felt like the picture wasn't right. Was her skin really that white of hers? With this new production, could she find the answers about Cleopatra's heritage and free her from the yoke Hollywood had placed on her image? Born in Iran, I am a Pe...
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