Jockey .

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#Jockey

Wonderful, just bl**dy wonderful!

*Exactly* the kind of little gem that makes you believe in cinema amidst all of this doom and streaming gloom.

Artfully directed by kid Bentley, the kid *really* has the goods; better enjoy him now before *every* CU comes calling.

I have no idea what the budget was on this, but however small it was, the entire crew just made the holy h*ll outta it! *Tremendous* handheld, rhythmic DP-ing, *this* is how you do digital cinematography - with texture, light, and most importantly, soul. Wonderful, lived-in production design, beautiful, subtle sound design, and a fantastic score from TBH's favourite #TheNational, er, I mean, the Dessner Bros. They should all just form their own repertory company and make every movie together from here on out!

An ensemble is key for films like this, for max verisimilitude, and the one here definitely rises to the occasion, highlighted by Cormier, the always-great Parker, and the surprise Arias, where did they find this kid?! Wow! Actually, wait, he was great in that #TheKingOfStatenIsland, hope he keeps moving onward and upward.

But, man, Collins Jr., dude, seriously! Absolutely *loved* the guy from his #Capote breakout. Been a *massive* fan ever since, and I've always kept an eye out for him, always looking forward in whatever role he turned up in, big, or (sadly)small. Man, it's so sad that the awards-industrial complex is so dominated by the deep-pocketed muckety-mucks, when truly *exceptional* performances like his in labour-of-love indie films like this, get elbowed out by the hive-mind, conventional wisdom of one relentless critics groups after another, so you end up with same old, same old. Sigh…

All right, all right, too much, this year has been too much, no? So, do yourself a favour and seek out this exceptional piece of cinema wherever you can, and get transported by what indie film can truly offer, especially that last shot, my g*d, the kid director knows how to *stick* the landing, if there are movie g*ds out there, Collins Jr. will get *all* the #Oscars just for that final shot alone…

Amazing!

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Clint Bentley(🤩) Bryce Dessner(💪) Aaron Dessner(💪) Adolpho Veloso(🎥👏) Gui Marini(👍) Lee Salevan(🤘)
Clifton Collins Jr.(✊) Moises Arias Molly Parker Logan Cormier
@sonyclassics @clintbentley



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