Comedy-drama Written and directed by Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs Movies that start as broad comedies and turn serious seldom work. The transition is tricky, especially if you don't layer in enough reality between the big laughs before the drama begins. Yet first-time writers/directors Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs pull it off beautifully in Humboldt … Continue reading Humboldt County
Day: September 24, 2008
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Family Drama Written by Yiyun Lee; based on her short story Directed by Wayne Wang Generations and cultures clash, but quietly, in Wayne Wang's return to Chinese-American subject matter. Things feel strained when widower Mr. Shi (Henry O) arrives in America to visit his daughter Yilan (Faye Yu). That's understandable. They haven't seen each other … Continue reading A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
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