October
Honeytrap (Dir. Rebecca Johnson, 2016): In
Brixton, London, fifteen-year-old Layla gets sucked into gang activity.
From Rotten Tomatoes:
HONEYTRAP is the harrowing rite-of-passage drama inspired by a real-life crime
of love, betrayal and murder in 2009. Featuring an international cast, the
movie stars Jessica Sula (Skins, ABC Family's Recovery Road) Lucien Laviscount
(Fox's Scream Queens), Naomi Ryan (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and Ntonga Mwanza
(LEAVE TO REMAIN). Girlhood and gang culture collide in HONEYTRAP as 15-year
old Layla (Sula) contends with bullying at a new school by transforming herself
inside and out. The teen's compulsive journey for love and acceptance soon becomes
fatal in this cautionary tale based on headline news adapted by writer/director
Rebecca Johnson.
The
Confirmation (Dir. Bob Nelson, 2016): A divorced father (Clive Owen) and
his eight-year-old son (Spencer Drever) spend a rather predictable weekend
together, but when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves
will turn into a true family bonding.
Mark Dujsik from RogerEbert.com: “This is a smart, effective
coming-of-age tale about a boy figuring out that there are gray areas to life's
moral choices.”
November
Morris
From America (Dir. Chad Hartigan, 2016): The romantic and coming-of-age
misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
From Rotten Tomatoes: Critics
Consensus: Morris from America
adds some novel narrative twists to its father-son story -- and gains added
resonance thanks to a powerful performance from Craig Robinson.
December
Moonlight (Dir. Barry Jenkins, 2016): A timeless story of
human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young
black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the
world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
From Rotten Tomatoes:
Critics Consensus: Moonlight uses one man's story to offer a remarkable
and brilliantly crafted look at lives too rarely seen in cinema.
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