A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time'
James Gray has made a loving re-creation of a time and place he knows well — but this is no rosy nostalgia trip. This film is a tough-minded movie about race, class, assimilation and white privilege.
James Gray has made a loving re-creation of a time and place he knows well — but this is no rosy nostalgia trip. This film is a tough-minded movie about race, class, assimilation and white privilege.
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Source: A director critically reexamines his 1980s childhood in 'Armageddon Time' (https://www.npr.org/2022/10/28/1131345482/armageddon-time-review-james-gray-anthony-hopkins-anne-hathaway)