Directed by Alma Har'el Honey Boy feels like a rough draft, and maybe, based on the intensely personal story, it was always going to be. It's the story about a child actor whose father's abuse gives him PTSD. That actor, Otis, is a stand in for Shia LaBeouf who plays Otis' father, in a very … Continue reading Honey Boy (2019)
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First Blood (1982)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff In First Blood a PTSD-riddled Vietnam veteran responds to passive aggression with absolute havoc. He is John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), a stoic drifter whose shaggy hair threatens the local sheriff, Teasle (Brian Dennehy). The sheriff drives him across a bridge, encouraging him to keep walking, but Rambo turns around and is promptly … Continue reading First Blood (1982)
The Predator (2018)
Directed by Shane Black Something feels wrong about The Predator. It's a rough reboot of the 1987 film, complete with a new round of machismo heroes (though they all suffer from some form of PTSD), but the movie's possible charm dissipates quickly when they do the whole Jurassic World thing of introducing a second, bigger/badder Predator as … Continue reading The Predator (2018)
Leave No Trace (2018)
Directed by Debra Granik In Leave No Trace a military veteran and his teenaged daughter live a quiet life in the forest. Soon local law enforcement will track them down and introduce them back to civilization. The daughter, having never been forced to choose between the wild and the civilized world, slowly adapts to the new … Continue reading Leave No Trace (2018)
Lean on Pete (2018)
Directed by Andrew Haigh Lean On Pete sets up a certain sentimentality only to tear it down in abrupt, stark ways. You think you know where the movie is headed, but then it takes a sudden detour that feels surprising at first but overall in line with the movie's unexpected tone. It's like watching a Disney … Continue reading Lean on Pete (2018)
Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Directed by Adrian Lyne Jacob's Ladder depicts a Vietnam veteran's schizophrenia, to put it simply. We live in Jacob's (Tim Robbins) head and are privy to the nightmares he sees but which no one else believes. His story will bounce around between reality, nightmare, and flashback so often that you forget which is which. In … Continue reading Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
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