Dec 06, 2010 · The break-up with her lawyer boyfriend happens so abruptly, conveniently allowing Marcus to enter her life, it hardly feels legitimate and some of the archival transitions feel more like filler than anything else. Running at 88 minutes, Night Catches Us ends a bit fast and feels like it’s missing a scene or two. Marcus’ brother appears at

Night Catches Us,I was at first interested when I seen the movie for order I hadn't been familiar with it, But I was really pleasantly surprised when I ordered for myself and then finally watched,the movie was homely, warm, the acting was great, Nostalgia set in a 1970's era, Kerry Washington,Anthony Mackie,Tariq Trotter of the roots it came altogether well, this was a good movie that's not Night Catches Us,I was at first interested when I seen the movie for order I hadn't been familiar with it, But I was really pleasantly surprised when I ordered for myself and then finally watched,the movie was homely, warm, the acting was great, Nostalgia set in a 1970's era, Kerry Washington,Anthony Mackie,Tariq Trotter of the roots it came Dec 03, 2010 · Directed by Tanya Hamilton. With Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Jamara Griffin, Sadiq Afif. In 1976, complex political and emotional forces are set in motion when a young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement. Night Catches Us movie reviews & Metacritic score: In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While Night Catches Us shouldn't be confused for something as blanket as "that black panther movie" or even a political movie, but more like a story about what it really takes to move on when you're so NIGHT CATCHES US is a gripping film that reminds us of the importance of the Black Panther Movement. Historical distance and changes in this country may have numbed the memory of a social movement as an important racial equality step and the very words 'Black Panther' are unfortunately tainted with the radical ugly aspects. Dec 03, 2010 · Tanya Hamilton’s “Night Catches Us” is an exploration of Black Panther militancy, police brutality and the ebbing of the revolutionary intensity of the ’60s.

Night Catches Us is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Tanya Hamilton and stars Kerry Washington, Anthony Mackie, Jamie Hector, Wendell Pierce and Novella Nelson

Night Catches Us In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia and her daughter. Jan 30, 2010 · hanks to its historical bent and name-brand actors doing excellent work, Night Catches Us will likely show up in theaters at some point, but won't act as the kind of defining moment that both

Night Catches Us In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia and her daughter.

T he past looms large over Night Catches Us, in which deciding to continue fighting the old fight or opting for survival are choices that exact a heavy toll.Set in a 1976 Philadelphia still grappling with its Black Panthers legacy, writer-director Tanya Hamilton’s film pivots around the return of Marcus (Anthony Mackie) for his dad’s funeral after a four-year absence motivated by the Dec 10, 2010 · “Night Catches Us,” as its title hints, focuses on the almost unbearable weight of the past and the power it can have to overshadow and suffocate the present with the taint of secrets inside Dec 03, 2010 · Night Catches Us is a perfectly adequate movie. It is a solid B effort. It is firmly and purposefully decent. Tanya Hamilton made a film that strives to be nothing more than what it is. There are no moments that In Tanya Hamilton’s debut feature, Night Catches Us, Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington star as former Black Panthers who navigate the pitfalls of a post-radical life. It’s 1976 in Philadelphia’s Germantown section, and for much of the country, hope is on the horizon. Jimmy Carter’s speeches drift from car radios into the streets, and the lynching and church bombings of the civil Oct 20, 2010 · Night Catches Us - Movie Trailer In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. Jun 11, 2020 · Night Catches Us review — Underseen drama a rough gem The Catcher Was A Spy review — Character and genre do battle over… Kristen Stewart film reviews: Seberg, Lizzie, JT LeRoy, Underwater Dec 02, 2010 · Initially titled “Stringbean and Marcus,” Night Catches Us borrows its permanent title from a Jamaican expression about staying out after dark. But the movie itself stays out after dark. But