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Burden’s misfires are too numerous to hit on any sort of reality, making it a frothy and less than ambitious piece of entertainment.
Emanuel digs knee-deep into the prevalence of racist violence reaching yet another horrible conclusion with the acts committed against the Charleston 9 that fateful day in 2015.
The Catholic Church and religion in general are often centerpoints for certain films throughout history; Michelle Sabato gives her take on a few of the most impactful in her personal experience.
The deliberate pace can test your patience but the depth and ambition of this original debut are enough to make Novitiate worth a watch.
I’ve been fascinated by the number of times film makers take us into a church setting. The question is why do this? Whether bathed in the light of stained glass or under the gaze of a crucifix, there must be a method or reasoning behind this decision.
More so than not, it seems that movies based on actual events have a tendency to romanticize their stories. Or, in the hopes of emotionally prodding their audience, they present an overly sappy version of those events. Thankfully, Spotlight doesn’t fall victim to either of these two trends.