Stars: Mike Mizwicki, Pano Tsaklas, Corey Jackson, August Browning, Christopher Fung, Christian Gabriel, Michael Champlin | Written and Directed by Mark Schwab
It’s very rare these days that I go into movies totally unprepared, yet such was the case with Crisis Hotline… I had no idea this direct to DVD title was, in fact, an Lgbt horror and one that – outside of its horror premise – actually explored the struggles of an Lbgt male whose struggle with his sexuality, with fitting in, with just living, in todays society; with its pressures both personal and financial.
Such a shame then that Crisis Hotline is so mundane in its presentation.
The film is essentially told in flashback, with the films main character, Danny (Christian Gabriel), discussing his life with a Simon, a call handler at the titular crisis hotline – one set up specifically for Lgbt folks to call in times of need – who...
It’s very rare these days that I go into movies totally unprepared, yet such was the case with Crisis Hotline… I had no idea this direct to DVD title was, in fact, an Lgbt horror and one that – outside of its horror premise – actually explored the struggles of an Lbgt male whose struggle with his sexuality, with fitting in, with just living, in todays society; with its pressures both personal and financial.
Such a shame then that Crisis Hotline is so mundane in its presentation.
The film is essentially told in flashback, with the films main character, Danny (Christian Gabriel), discussing his life with a Simon, a call handler at the titular crisis hotline – one set up specifically for Lgbt folks to call in times of need – who...
- 6/28/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The superficial drama in Everyday Black Man is between a steady, even-handed old-timer and a smooth-talking newcomer, but closer to its heart is a struggle for black identity, and the faces that come to define it in American life. It is certainly a well-intentioned film, with an ambitious civic-mindedness that seeks undo nearly every negative impression of the black community that has ever befallen it, and it is not for lack of trying if it falls short. Rather, it is almost too ambitious, with its high-minded aspirations obscuring some of its dramatic nuances and preventing it from fully fleshing out as an interpersonal drama. Indeed, with the intentions of the film-makers as clear as they are throughout the whole film, it’s surprising that the film is as effective as it is, but this is mostly due to Henry Brown’s performance as Moses.
Moses is a small-time shopkeeper of...
Moses is a small-time shopkeeper of...
- 2/18/2011
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
The superficial drama in Everyday Black Man is between a steady, even-handed old-timer and a smooth-talking newcomer, but closer to its heart is a struggle for black identity, and the faces that come to define it in American life. It is certainly a well-intentioned film, with an ambitious civic-mindedness that seeks undo nearly every negative impression of the black community that has ever befallen it, and it is not for lack of trying if it falls short. Rather, it is almost too ambitious, with its high-minded aspirations obscuring some of its dramatic nuances and preventing it from fully fleshing out as an interpersonal drama. Indeed, with the intentions of the film-makers as clear as they are throughout the whole film, it’s surprising that the film is as effective as it is, but this is mostly due to Henry Brown’s performance as Moses.
Moses is a small-time shopkeeper of...
Moses is a small-time shopkeeper of...
- 2/18/2011
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
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