Thursday, November 21, 2024

Tag: Trey Edward Shults

Waves (2019)*

Title: Waves
Rating: R
Directed by: Trey Edward Shults
Written by: Trey Edward Shults
Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Sterling K. Brown
Release Date: 11/15/2019
Running Time: 135 minutes

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Waves traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family—led by a well-intentioned but domineering father—as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Near the end of the credits, audio of two people saying “I Love You” to each other can be heard, possibly Tyler and Alexis from the beginning of the film.

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Dedication: To Ashley (Bumble Bee) Myers. Thank you. I love you.

Memoriam: In Memory of Bill Shults

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission


It Comes at Night (2017)

Title: It Comes at Night
Rating: R
Directed by: Trey Edward Shults
Written by: Trey Edward Shults
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, and Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Release Date: 6/9/2017
Running Time: 91 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
Imagine the end of the world. Now imagine something worse. Centering on a teenaged boy (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) as he grapples with mounting terrors—external and otherwise—in the aftermath of an unnamed cataclysm.

Secure within a desolate home with his vigilant, protective and heavily armed parents (Joel Edgerton and Carmen Ejogo), 17-year-old Travis navigates fear, grief and paranoia amid scarce resources as a desperate young couple (Christopher Abbott and Riley Keough) seeks refuge in his family home with their young child.

Despite the best intentions of both families, panic and mistrust boil over as the horrors of the outside world creep ever closer. But they are nothing compared to the horrors within, where Travis discovers that his father’s commitment to protecting the family may cost him his soul.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Krisha (2015)?

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Title: Krisha
Rating: R
Directed by: Trey Edward Shults
Written by: Trey Edward Shults
Starring: Krisha Fairchild, Olivia Grace Applegate and Bryan Casserly
Release Date: 3/18/2016
Running Time: 83 minutes

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Krisha is the story of a woman’s return to the family she abandoned years before, set entirely over the course of one turbulent Thanksgiving.

When Krisha shows up at her sister’s Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make up for lost time by catching up with her various relatives, chief among them her nephew, Trey. As Krisha’s attempts at reconciliation become increasingly rebuffed, tension and suspicion reach their peak, with long-buried secrets and deep-seated resentments coming to the fore as everyone becomes immersed in an emotionally charged familial reckoning.

A potent combination of innovative cinematic storytelling and timeless themes of love, family, and forgiveness, Krisha took the independent film community by storm upon its SXSW premiere, and it hasn’t slowed down since. Marked by complex tonal shifts (the film moves from dark humor to deep pathos to almost horror movie-like intensity), virtuosic camerawork reminiscent of Terrence Malick (with whom Shults worked on multiple projects), and a propulsive score by Brian McOmber, Krisha proves definitively that Shults is the real deal. He is one of the most exciting and unique storytellers to emerge in a long time, and is remarkable in the way he embraces successful traditional techniques while managing to innovate new ones.


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