The Wood
First screened in February 2020
Director: Rick Famuyiwa. Cast: Sean Nelson, Trent Cameron, Duane Finley, Malinda Williams, Omar Epps, Taye Diggs, Richard T. Jones, Jascha Washington, Cynthia Martells, De'aundre Bonds, Antwon Tanner, Aiyscha Sinclair, La'Myia Good, LisaRaye McCoy, Elayn J. Taylor, Tamala Jones, John Wesley, Oscar Dillon, Sanaa Lathan. Screenplay: Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd. Twitter Capsule:
Kid-driven scenes at their best have poignancy and charisma. Adult scenes mostly strike out. High potential badly managed.
VOR:③
Part of an era-specific cluster that reprised Cooley High-ish thread in black US film that had gone dormant. Not its best exemplar, but interesting.
