Read More: The 11 Indie Films You Must See This December: 'The Hateful Eight,' 'Anomalisa' and More "Christmas, Again" (December 3) The traditional holiday movie builds towards some climactic takeaway: A troubled character finds new value through the convenience of the Christmas spirit. "Christmas, Again," the bittersweet debut from writer-director Charles Poekel, is a welcome deviation from that tendency. Starring indie stalwart Kentucker Audley ("Sun Don't Shine") as a downtrodden loner selling Christmas trees in Brooklyn in the aftermath of a breakup, and the fleeting connection he finds with a fellow lost soul, the movie makes no grand gestures but provides a satisfactory arrangement of many small ones. Shot on grainy 16mm by cinematographer Sean Price Williams ("Listen Up Phillip"), "Christmas, Again" offers the unique pairing of vibrant holiday colors with a foundation of gritty realism built around its...
- 12/2/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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