<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Castle in the Ground: The Power of Addiction

May 15, 2020

In Joey Klein?s Castle in the Ground, 19 year old Henry (Alex Wolff) is caring for his dying mother. His new neighbor Ana (Imogen Poots) is often noisy and disruptive. One night he sees a masked man force his way into her apartment. He encounters her one day at the...

New French Shorts 2020

New French Shorts 2020

May 15, 2020

If you read my festival coverage, you?ll know that I am a proponent for short films. I enjoy the chance to take in a program or two of shorts when I attend film festivals. Shorts are more than just practice for aspiring filmmakers. Shorts get to the point quickly and...

Snowpiercer – Dantesque Train Ride

Snowpiercer – Dantesque Train Ride

May 14, 2020

All of life has been reduced to the inhabitants of a 1001 car long train that continually circles the earth where the outside temperature is -119? C. In TNT?s new drama series Snowpiercer, that train becomes a microcosm for society. The series is based on the 2013...

The Traitor: What is Honor?

The Traitor: What is Honor?

May 11, 2020

?I was and remain a man of honor.? Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino) claimed to be an honorable man. But what he meant by that may mean something different than you think. The Traitor is the story of how in the 1980s, he (and some others) began to bring down the...

Working Man – Jobs and Work

May 5, 2020

?A person needs a job to survive, but you need work to feel like you?re worth something.? Working Man, from writer/director Robert Jury, reflects a story that has been playing out in many communities, especially in Middle America. When plants close, putting people out...

Our Mothers – Fleshing Out the Truth

Our Mothers – Fleshing Out the Truth

May 1, 2020

The aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil War and genocide is the background for Our Mothers (Nuestras Madres) from Belgian-Guatemalan writer/director Cesar Diaz. The film received attention at various festivals, including winning the Camera d?Or at Cannes Critics? Week....

The Booksellers: Values Beyond Price

Apr 27, 2020

There?s something about the smell of a used bookstore that just makes me happy. That smell was missing from The Booksellers, but watching this documentary about antiquarian book stores in New York City and book collectors was an enjoyable experience in many other...