"American Cherry" (not rated, 1 hour, 28 minutes, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu) A psychological thriller-romance about a troubled boy (Hart Denton) who meets an impressionable girl (Sarah May Sommers), whose romance turns into obsession as he tries to protect her from her dysfunctional family. Written and directed by Marcella Cytrynowicz, and filmed partly in Fayetteville.
As the grandson of Irish immigrants to America, I have always been drawn, even for a few moments, to any tale of Irish gloom, which is almost always the basement where such films begin. Most Irish films, like “Waking Ned Devine” are darlin’ comedies, and others like 2015’s “Brooklyn” starring Saoirse Ronan are laced with […]
This Sunday the team behind An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) go to the Oscars and the hopes of Irish language speakers, actors, writers and filmmakers go with them.