All day and a night

An aspiring rapper named Jahkor Lincoln arrives in prison.

Ashton Sanders, from "Moonlight," proves again that he's a lyrical actor of disenfranchised despair in the unusually authentic tale of an aspiring rapper in Oakland who gets caught up in the thug life. By Owen Gleiberman. Chief Film Critic. We see how he negotiates existence behind bars, but the film then jumps back into his life. It shows us the journey of haphazard tragedy and violence that got him here, and Ashton Sanders brings us close to him.

All day and a night

Think of it as a classier boutique release, deserving of a higher shelf placement. The film them splits into three timelines, each delicately balanced by Cole, as we see Jahkor as a child played with heartbreaking conviction by Jalyn Hall abused by his addict father JD Jeffrey Wright , Jahkor getting involved in criminal actvities in the months before the killing and Jahkor in prison. Discarding the flat TV palette so many other Netflix-funded film-makers seem happy to stick with, writer-director Cole clearly has something a lot grander in his sights and he squeezes every last drop from his limited budget, working as if the intention was for a far bigger screen. Via an often insightful and often hackneyed voiceover, Jahkor talks about the prison he was born into, how as a young black man living in a working-class neighbourhood he has always been surrounded by four walls, they just became more noticeable when he was sent away. His toxic father is both aggressor and victim himself, an addict with mental health issues without the help he so sorely needs. This article is more than 3 years old. The Half of It review — charming Netflix teen comedy takes on Cyrano. Read more. Explore more on these topics Drama films Jeffrey Wright reviews. Reuse this content. Most viewed.

Details Edit. This article is more than 3 years old. If Joe Robert Cole holds onto that gift, he has the chance to be the kind of filmmaker who can connect us all.

This is relevant because Singleton crafted what I believe to be the ne plus ultra of this type of film. And this was almost 30 years ago. Just when you think the flood of these movies appearing is over, it starts to rain. This is not to say that such movies should not exist, but do we have to get the same damn movie over and over? This film has been done too many times before and done better.

A young man who committed a homicide deals with the repercussions of his action. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. All Day and a Night R 2h 1m. Play trailer

All day and a night

An aspiring rapper named Jahkor Lincoln arrives in prison. He ends up serving a life sentence for murder and looks back on the days preceding his arrest and the circumstances of his childhood to find clues to his way forward in life and his survival. During his childhood, he suffered abuse from his father JD, who was a drug addict and a criminal. His mother Delonda did her best to keep things together. Jahkor ends up turning to petty thefts and assaults with his friend TQ. Jahkor also ended up offering his services to a gangster named Big Stunna, while also having a relationship with a woman named Shantaye with whom he ends up having a son named Zion.

Soapy twist shampoo base

Read Edit View history. See production info at IMDbPro. Cydnee Berry Cece. Archived from the original on July 30, Elder Jah tells us in narration that mothers and grandmothers hold most families together in his neighborhood. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. You can see it in the plot details, the nonchalant depiction of casual violence, the flashback structure, the narration, the revenge killings and its bleak pessimism. It all adds up to a drip-drip-drip of gutted pride and vanishing options, with the serpent of vengeance rearing its head at every turn. The women fare no better here. Please log in. Official poster.

It looks like we don't have any synopsis for this title yet. Be the first to contribute.

United States. Film Credits. The film them splits into three timelines, each delicately balanced by Cole, as we see Jahkor as a child played with heartbreaking conviction by Jalyn Hall abused by his addict father JD Jeffrey Wright , Jahkor getting involved in criminal actvities in the months before the killing and Jahkor in prison. More to explore. Abdul-Mateen is quite memorable here, so much so that I wanted to see more of the operation he and his female companion ran. Home Film Reviews. Expand the sub menu Global. During his childhood, he suffered abuse from his father JD, who was a drug addict and a criminal. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. This is relevant because Singleton crafted what I believe to be the ne plus ultra of this type of film. And there are movies out there that do this, that take a tragic story of struggle and hustling and elevate it above what came before. Running time. In other projects. He asked Malcolm to stop and was rebuffed. Toggle limited content width.