East of Wall
First screened in December 2025
Director: Kate Beecroft. Cast: Tabatha Zimiga, Porshia Zimiga, Scoot McNairy, Jennifer Ehle, Clay Pateneaude, Chancey Ryder Witt, Jesse Thorson, Brynn Darling, Leanna Shumpert, Wyatt Mansfield, Stetson Neumann, Don Gummer Garnier. Screenplay: Kate Beecroft.
In Brief:
Admirable curiosity about marginalized lives, beset by uneven casting, patchy storytelling, and aesthetic familiarity.
VOR:③
Rarely filmed US milieu. Valuable eye on growing families at the edge of the poverty line. Shaky execution unfortunately dulls these distinctions.
