Waves Is A Frequently Successful Ambitious Directorial Effort From Trey Edward Shults

Writer/director Trey Edward Shults has previously been responsible for two movies, Krisha and It Comes At Night, that generated much of their tension from restricting their stories about families going through turmoil primarily to singular locations. Through this restrained method, Shults has created some memorable pieces of intense cinema, but for his newest movie, Waves, Shults is looking to expand his creative canvas. Waves is a project that doesn't just span numerous locations, it also takes place over an expansive amount of time (a sharp contrast to the likes of Kirsha that took place over a holiday dinner) and utilizes a number of bold visual techniques such as shifting aspect ratios. Oh, and Shults is also going to comment on a number of real-world social issues.

An Anemic Ending Sours The Otherwise Enjoyable Taxi!

It's difficult to make a living in any occupation but it's particularly hard for cab drivers working the streets of New York City in the early years of the 1930's as they attempt to go about earning an honest living as larger corporations trying wiggle on the routes these everyday taxi drivers have always worked. This phenomenon soon impacts Pop Riley (Guy Kibbee), whose refusal to give in to the threats of a more powerful taxi driving company result in his taxi being destroyed in an "accidental" crash. Pop is so infuriated by this action that he shoots and kills the man responsible for destroying his taxi which results in Pop being thrown into the slammer.

Don't Let Misleading Marketing Turn You Away From The Grim And Transfixing It Comes At Night

It Comes At Night follows in the footsteps of the likes of Drive as a feature film with incredibly misleading marketing that I'm sure is setting up general audiences expectations in a way that they'll be incredibly displeased with what they're actually getting, though the more abstract nature of It Comes At Night was probably not gonna sit well with general audiences anyhow. I saw this movie in a jam-packed auditorium last night and the moment the film ended, the entire theater erupted into indignation at best and outright anger & rage at worst. It was quite a sight, with ceaseless babbling about the low quality of the feature they had just watched filling the hallways as we all left the theater and entered the Texas night.