A burnished, low-key showcase for two exceptional character actors.
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In a drama filmed among real-life horse-racing professionals, Clifton Collins Jr. portrays a middle-aged rider facing tough realities, and Molly Parker is the trainer he s worked with for years.
Against-the-odds gambles and the hope for one last chance these are the dreams that drive horse-racing movies, whether the mood is noir-bleak (
The Killing) or feel-good rousing (
Seabiscuit).
Jockey fits right into that lineage, but what sets it apart is its focus on the working-class realities of the riders, grooms and trainers who travel the smaller circuits, far from the glamour and money of the Triple Crown. Writer-director Clint Bentley is the son of a jockey, and his feel for the milieu and its denizens informs every aspect of the intimate drama. As two long-timers eyeing potential breakthroughs in middle age, Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker deliver beautifully tempered turns, with fine support fr
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The year 2020 has been memorable. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have overshadowed most of the year, it brought about positives which would not have happened otherwise.
The Church adapted; the domestic Church was promoted. Catholics learned that beyond the sacred space of church, faith can grow and still be grounded.
Faith, COVID protocols, virtual Masses
The spread of COVID-19 and its impact internationally led to discussion by the local Catholic Church which said it was taking cues from the local health authorities. Parishes were encouraged to be diligent in ensuring best practices related to hygiene (p.12,
Caribbean Church Review 2020 Tags
While COVID-19 has been the story of the year, there were other top stories coming out from the wider Catholic Church in the Caribbean.
Here are some notable stories from the past 12 months:
CHURCH’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19
As Caribbean nations continued to wrestle with the rapid spread of the coronavirus, President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, Bishop Gabriel Malzaire of Roseau, Dominica in a March statement said we need to care for each other and resist the temptation to address this problem in isolation.
Bishop Clyde Harvey of St George’s-in-Grenada has spoken out against citizens who seemed intent on celebrating Grenada’s Carnival as usual. He said the decision not to have Carnival this year was “obvious” and not a “sinister plot” but sensible, responsible behaviour amidst the current pandemic.
PPP loans put $13.7 billion into the North Texas economy? Here’s who benefited from the stimulus program
More than 128,000 local businesses benefited from the Payroll Protection Program.
Deb and Scott Dodson, owners of Hilltop Lanes in Waxahachie, received a $63,240 Paycheck Protection Program loan from the federal government to help get their business ready to roll again.(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
Deb and Scott Dodson were out of options last spring at their Waxahachie bowling alley, Hilltop Lanes, after being shut down more than two months when the COVID-19 crisis swelled in Texas and nationwide.
Banks weren’t lending. They told their 20 employees to collect unemployment checks until the bowlers could come back.