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Best Young Actor 

Jalyn Hall in Till

Evan Assante in Cha Cha Real Smooth

Banks Repeta in Armageddon Time

Mason Thames in The Black Phone

Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2

Eden Dambrine in Close

Jaylin Webb in Armageddon Time

Armageddon Time

"The Trump family is our family" is a cool one-liner for this low-key and underwhelming film that talks about complex manifestations of racism in the early 1980s USA. There's a lot of good stuff here: sharp and short appearances from icy-cold capitalist-pioneer Chastain (in the role of Donald Trump's older sister) and cuddly, emotionally punchy Hopkins in slightly off-type supporting roles, the presence of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's phenomenal mother, Feldshuh, here hidden under the hefty makeup and hairdo, as well as limited screen time, unfortunately. The lead and the actor playing his school friend (Repeta and Webb, who could be given more screen time) both deliver, yet their story, while super interesting, suffers due to the massive focus on the former. Gray does the clichéd thing: he focuses on the character that is torn between teenage friendship and the white-racist privilege that his parents seem eager to soak him in, and he pushes the other one to the background, therefore perpetuating the social injustice he seems to be invested in exploring. The great cinematography is by Darius Khondji, who finally has another (only his second!) shot at an Oscar.

Reseña | ‘El Tiempo del Armagedón’

El título del nuevo trabajo del cineasta estadounidense James Gray, Armaggedon Time, proviene tanto de una canción de The Clash (cover de un tema de reggae de Willie Williams), así como de una advertencia de Ronald Reagan cuando era senador e iniciaba su carrera por la presidencia, advirtiendo que vendrían los tiempos del Armagedón si volvían a ganar las elecciones los demócratas. El Tiempo del…