(L-r) Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Tia Nomore, Amber Ramsey. Credit: Gabriel Saravia/ Courtesy of A24
Sundance break-out Earth Mama spotlights to struggles of a pregnant Black young woman who is trying to regain custody of her two children from foster care, in a quiet, moving indie drama by former Olympic athlete turned writer/director Savanah Leaf. Set and shot in the San Francisco Bay area, this impressive feature film debut for the British-born, under-30 writer/director has garnered awards and promising buzz. Unlike other similar dramas, Earth Mother has a remarkable realism and touching cliche-free drama along with a surprising artistry.
Gia (Tia Nomore) is in drug treatment for a drug addiction that led to her two children being placed in foster. The young single mother has a part-time job with a mall photographer and attends the mandated parenting and other classes yet never seems to quite get on top of...
Sundance break-out Earth Mama spotlights to struggles of a pregnant Black young woman who is trying to regain custody of her two children from foster care, in a quiet, moving indie drama by former Olympic athlete turned writer/director Savanah Leaf. Set and shot in the San Francisco Bay area, this impressive feature film debut for the British-born, under-30 writer/director has garnered awards and promising buzz. Unlike other similar dramas, Earth Mother has a remarkable realism and touching cliche-free drama along with a surprising artistry.
Gia (Tia Nomore) is in drug treatment for a drug addiction that led to her two children being placed in foster. The young single mother has a part-time job with a mall photographer and attends the mandated parenting and other classes yet never seems to quite get on top of...
- 7/28/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episode 13 of This Is Us, “The Day of the Wedding.”] This Is Us is expanding its timeline as the story takes place further into the future than most long-term plots in “The Day of the Wedding.” While much of the episode took viewers back to the past with Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), most of the action takes place in the near future at Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Philip’s (Chris Geere) wedding. Below, we’re breaking down all of the crucial moments so beware of spoilers ahead. Rebecca Gets Spontaneous In the past, Rebecca gets the Big 3 — played by Isabella Rose Landau (Kate), Kaz Womack (Kevin), and Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman (Randall) —ready for school goes through her drop-off routine and grocery trip feeling bogged down by the monotony. And so, when she stops by the salon, she decides to get bold with her hair by getting it cut ...
- 4/20/2022
- TV Insider
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episode 10 of This Is Us, “Every Version of You.”] The final This Is Us in-season trilogy is coming to a close with the show’s latest installment, “Every Version of You.” While Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Kate (Chrissy Metz) got their spotlights in the previous two episodes, this latest entry explores Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) next big move, and follows him at three separate points in his life ranging from that first day at the pool with his family to a sibling hangout at the abandoned spot, and back to present-day. Below, we’re breaking down all of the major moments, so beware of spoilers ahead. (Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC) Randall in the Deep End As with all of the Big 3 trilogy episodes from Season 6, Randall’s (Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman) begins at the pool with his family. While Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) are busy with his siblings ...
- 3/30/2022
- TV Insider
Stars: Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Leon M. Brown, Sheila Mears, Ambre Anderson, Deja Monique Cruz, Ian Stanley, Justine Wachsberger | Written by Leon M. Brown | Directed by Jena Serbu
At the start of Manifest Evil, a young Matthew Franklin (Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman; This is Us) sits playing with toy soldiers. He wanders outside and a hand stretches out of the barn becoming him. Inside his mother is taking part in a satanic ritual, and Mathew soon becomes a part of it as well, whether he wants to be or not.
Years later Matthew (Leon M. Brown; Escape from Area 51) has grown up to become not just a soldier but an officer in the Marines in charge of new recruits. He’s also grown up to have some serious issues, something we learn as we watch him flog himself until his shirt is bloody. His day only gets worse when one of...
At the start of Manifest Evil, a young Matthew Franklin (Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman; This is Us) sits playing with toy soldiers. He wanders outside and a hand stretches out of the barn becoming him. Inside his mother is taking part in a satanic ritual, and Mathew soon becomes a part of it as well, whether he wants to be or not.
Years later Matthew (Leon M. Brown; Escape from Area 51) has grown up to become not just a soldier but an officer in the Marines in charge of new recruits. He’s also grown up to have some serious issues, something we learn as we watch him flog himself until his shirt is bloody. His day only gets worse when one of...
- 3/22/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Don’t Let Me Keep You,” Tuesday’s episode of “This Is Us.”
While there are many loose ends that “This Is Us” still has left to tie up for fans almost halfway through its sixth and final season, the fate of Milo Ventimiglia’s Jack Pearson has been a firm knot for years now. However, this week’s episode of the NBC family drama revealed one heartbreaking still-untold story about the now-deceased family patriarch: How his own mother, whom he had moved to Ohio help her escape his abusive father, died before he ever ever got to really know her.
“Looking at Jack’s arc from Season 1 to 2 to 3, there’s a lot that we’re learning about him, good and bad,” Ventimiglia told Variety ahead of Tuesday’s episode of “This Is Us,” titled “Don’t Let Me Keep You.
While there are many loose ends that “This Is Us” still has left to tie up for fans almost halfway through its sixth and final season, the fate of Milo Ventimiglia’s Jack Pearson has been a firm knot for years now. However, this week’s episode of the NBC family drama revealed one heartbreaking still-untold story about the now-deceased family patriarch: How his own mother, whom he had moved to Ohio help her escape his abusive father, died before he ever ever got to really know her.
“Looking at Jack’s arc from Season 1 to 2 to 3, there’s a lot that we’re learning about him, good and bad,” Ventimiglia told Variety ahead of Tuesday’s episode of “This Is Us,” titled “Don’t Let Me Keep You.
- 1/26/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for the Season 6 Premiere of This Is Us, “The Challenger”] The beginning of the end has officially arrived for This Is Us and more change is on the horizon for the Pearsons. In the sixth and final season premiere for the NBC hit drama, the Big 3 — Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Kevin (Justin Hartley), and Kate (Chrissy Metz) — ring in their 41st birthdays just as their younger counterparts experience the trauma of The Challenger explosion. Flashbacks help show just how much change the Pearson siblings and their mother Rebecca (Mandy Moore) have gone through since the show debuted. Below, we’re breaking down all of the revelations and developments being made in the premiere but beware of major spoilers. Past Traumas for the Big 3 (Credit: Ron Batzdorff/NBC) The series opens up in the past with the young Big 3 — played by Isabella Rose Landau (Kate), Kaz Womack (Kevin), and Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman (Randall) — gearing ...
- 1/5/2022
- TV Insider
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.