Author: Jeff Mitchell

‘Honk for Jesus.  Save Your Soul.’ makes comedic and daring cinematic noise.

Jeff Mitchell

“Honk for Jesus.  Save Your Soul.” (2022) – “Religion f***** a lot of people up.  The m***** f****** ‘(In) God We Trust’ is on the dollar.” – Richard Pryor “Don’t call it a comeback.  I’ve been here for years.” – “Mama Said Knock You Out” (1990), LL Cool J Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Sterling K. Brown) and his wife, Trinitie Childs (Regina Hall), are planning a revival, a return to their place of worship, the Wander to the Greater Paths Baptist Church, for an Easter Sunday service.  For years, Pastor Lee-Curtis…

Movie of the Week: ‘Arbitrage’

Jeff Mitchell

Arbitrage (2012) – Webster’s Dictionary defines arbitrage as “the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of securities or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from price discrepancies.” For multi-millionaire Robert Miller (Richard Gere), he lives his life as one colossal, high-stakes arbitrage. As the owner of a sizable NYC hedge fund company, even the smallest of Robert’s decisions generate tremendous waves for both people within his direct sphere of influence and unbeknownst to him. In writer/director Nicholas Jarecki’s thriller, he deals with Robert’s transactions, one that need to fit perfectly,…

‘Breaking’ could test your patience, but this distressing, depressing story is an important one.

Jeff Mitchell

“Breaking” (2022) – Brian Brown-Easley (John Boyega) is fed up. He’s had enough. He’s at his breaking point. Brian’s story is a true one. “I was flabbergasted that I hadn’t read or heard about Brian’s story when it happened,” director Abi Damaris Corbin said in a Jan. 31, 2022 interview with Collider Interviews. Corbin and Kwame Kwei-Armah wrote the screenplay for “Breaking”, a cautionary tale about an injustice that drove a man to an irrational brink, a razor’s edge in the center of an Atlanta Wells Fargo bank in 2017. …