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This is not a "watcher's" film, by this I simply mean that the viewer must be engaged in the film and actively thinking looking for the exhibitions of the film's theme and meaning; not simply mindless and uninvolved like Die Hard (nothing wrong with Die Hard, its just a different type of movie). The movie, like any other good movie, must be seen more than once to fully grasp the implication of the themes and its deep roots manifesting themselves even in seemingly insignificant details

The beginning is somewhat slow and some of the footage has the skew of a rolling shutter which is hard to correct, it is because of this and the beginning confusion that I did not give the rating of 10/10 (I don't know of any perfect movie that deserves 10/10 anyways).

As the film progresses, however, especially towards the middle the plot as well as the meaning begin to click and the interest peaks highly. The film is full of tension and dark and beautiful imagery which, along with the dialog and plot, creates a deep tension the viewer can feel enabling empathy for the main character Cliff. The tension is not constant and is just the right amount without turning away the audience and the occasional humorous remark breaks the tension in perfect balance. The acting was excellent and better than a number of Hollywood films which helped strengthen the film's integrity and emotions, perhaps only once (if at all) did I feel that an actor did not fully portray realistic feelings and emotions and it had no impact on the story or the theme itself.

After viewing I feel there were many details and symbols I missed, especially in the opening of the film which I eagerly await to interpret with another showing. I believe the first viewing,after my pondering interpretation, will shed new light and interest on the beginning, and the whole film as a whole when viewing the movie a second time.

I didn't expect it from the beginning, but I am in love with "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark Sir"

There's a mystery at the core of Chris Malinowski's "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir," but it's not the one you think.

Certainly the premise - a man returns to his beach-town home, where his father and three kids, all guitar students, have gone missing - is filled with mystery. But Cliff (Malinowski) isn't all that interested in solving the riddle – he's curiously detached from the sensational news surrounding his father. But the questions and mysteries linger, and when one of the missing kids turns up, the town wants answers – and they turn to Cliff.

The film has answers, but not to the questions you thought it was asking. Clues abound - in names, in glances, in odd conversations, even in subtitles - but Malinowski isn't looking to resolve the "plot" suggested by the premise. He's looking deeper, into more personal places. And the more the film reveals (the enigmatic title is explained), the more you realize you're not watching a traditional story arc, but something much sneakier, deeper, and more challenging.

You'd be forgiven for finding "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark" unsatisfying at first. It's not until well after the ending, when all the ideas of Malinowski's haunting work start to take shape, that you understand the movie is about something much more personal and profound than the almost (but not quite) conventional mystery proposed at the outset. Malinowski purposefully begins with a fairly straight-ahead narrative, and slowly (perhaps too slowly at times) takes it into odd, sometimes surreal places. He intentionally frustrates your expectations, forging sideways rather than ahead, until you realize you've been moving ahead the whole time. And he does it all in a beautifully-filmed movie, a loving and sumptuously-photographed portrait of a Delaware beach town.

As Cliff, Malinowski is a strong center, if sometimes a bit too passive (a trap many autobiographical filmmakers fall into). The film pulses with energy when he shows anger and passion (two scenes in particular - one odd argument between Cliff and a guitar student, one confrontation with a man who insists he WILL BUY CLIFF A DRINK, are riveting). The supporting characters, many of whom are harboring their own secrets, are excellently portrayed – standout actors include Jean Brooks, Aimee Cassada, and Gregory Tigani, but they're all very good. A thread about mysterious men in black is a bit distracting, although their leader (Ritchie Rubini) is chillingly effective – their presence is another sign that the movie refuses to bow to convention, but they feel a little forced. I suspect they partially represent a wink from Malinowski – you want a thriller, I'll give you a thriller - but they feel like misdirection. But maybe I just haven't quite figured out their place in the story yet.

But I will, because I'll be thinking about Malinowski's lyrical movie for a long time. I hope I haven't made this very entertaining film sound ponderous or alienating - even the most surreal scenes are infused with accessible emotions and strong, often poetic language. It's a fascinating piece of work that keeps you guessing right up until the final scene, where you discover Malinowski has been hiding secrets in plain sight the entire time.

This move was fantastic! Chris really showed is creative side when writing this movie. It is wonderful that he based the movie in a small town in Lewis DE, and used the local attractions and local people. The movie held your attention and the music was captivating to the theme. I also thought the use of people with different levels of acting experience was a nice touch to the film, after watching the film, had I not known, I would have never guessed that some characters did not have any previous acting experience. The only negative I can say is the language could have been toned down a little.

GREAT JOB Chris, please never lose your creativity and drive for making movies like this one and your previous movie Alms, You Say! Always follow your dream.

Wasted good money on something hyped as 'Delaware has a new boy genius director 'Chris Malinowski' (trumpet fanfare). This self-absorbed drivel delves into only Mr. Malinowski's obsessions, shallow plot logic, and uneventful finale. When you put out 'serious product' then expect the world to spotlight you as the next Quentin Tarantino no wonder Delaware is laughed a lot by the rest. Put out something worthy of the art Mr. Malinowski, pay the dues, before grabbing the accolades.

This happens to jaded 'superstars' that never see themselves through all of the pancake makeup, eyeliner, shirtless torso photographs a plenty does not make Chris a good singer. He is a great guitarist always has been his vocal delivery is pathetic but Chris would never take the hint years ago that to truly make it in music you really need a singer with chops. Alas nobody can convince Chris that he just cannot sing, or make movies. Smart guitarists like Greg Howe are internationally famous because he teamed with great vocalists. Same logic you may have the film school credentials, but that doesn't make you a director with actual talent. You can't pull the wool over us Chris, and don't expect anything but reality from all but the clan of sycophant's that you have around you.

I would break down everything I HATE about this flick (believe me: there are a lot of reasons), I won't for two reasons:

1.I saw this flick a couple months ago, so my memory is a bit vague 2.I already posted a review once before, but it got deleted for some reason

Here's my brief review:

This movie is 30 different kinds of terrible. I only saw this movie because a friend of mine was in it (he hates the film too). What I was treated to that evening was what I can only describe as a cinematic middle finger. The plot went off on tangents that either served no purpose or were so clunky that it was like fitting a square peg into a round hole and the character motivations were almost impossible to discern. The dialogue was littered with awkward cursing for the sake of cursing and ridiculous character interaction, the acting was mind-numbing at best, and the cinematography was just plain dull.

The only part of the whole flick that I found borderline enjoyable was trying to figure out where they were in the towns I have spent many summer vacations traversing.

If you are ever given the opportunity to see this trying-so-hard-to-be-artistic-and-deep-that-it- hurts-to-watch pile of crap: DON'T, unless it's free, and even then I would recommend it for sheer riff value with friends.

Side note: the cast list is missing the son of the antagonist who was pretty freaking integral to most of the plot. My friend tells me his name is Shane Spencer. Just thought I'd mention that.

On the surface, "Yes, Your Tide Is Cold And Dark, Sir" is a complicated and somewhat circuitous story which deals with a man named Cliff and his search for his missing father, Clay, who's gone missing for months/years with a a group of his guitar students. However, this film is far deeper than a mere physical quest, as Cliff must confront both colorful and dim spiritual bromides and feelings for both his lost father and his deceased mother, and,finally, a challenging past relationship. This piece is definitely for the quick-witted. Beautiful regionalist filmmaking on a shoestring. Again, it's a contemplative film for the emotionally lost.

Christopher Malinowski is an independent filmmaker with a unique vision. YES, YOUR TIDE IS COLD AND DARK, SIR--the follow-up to his "ALMS," YOU SAY--is a surreal drama with a more straightforward narrative than that previous film had. It nevertheless demands an engaged viewer who is not a stranger to multi-layered, thought-provoking cinema.

The story follows Cliff Claitonowsky (played by writer-director Malinowski), a stock broker whose estranged father, Clay, has recently disappeared with three of his guitar students. In order to come to terms with the town and the people he left behind--but not to solve the mystery of his popular father's disappearance--Cliff returns to Cape Henlopen, Delaware, and soon finds himself the reluctant center of attention. (Malinowski deserves credit for putting some of Delaware's scenic areas on film, which is something that not a lot of other noteworthy filmmakers have done. It's another element that puts his films in a class of their own.)

Cliff is passive toward the mystery surrounding his father's disappearance, and does not even appear particularly fazed by the bizarre, ominous threats of harm he receives from the town's enigmatic seedier element. Ambivalently, Cliff wanders through the mystery with better things on his mind, more interested in tying up the emotional loose ends of his own past than in determining the whereabouts of the father who neglected him. But Clay has played a greater role in Cliff's life than Cliff is perhaps willing to admit.

The sins of the father shall be visited upon the son, and Cliff becomes inevitably and increasingly entangled in the affairs of those whom his father left behind--friends, lovers, enemies, and pupils--whose yearning for a connection, for intimacy, for personal guidance mirrors Cliff's own. As we inch toward the film's conclusion, it becomes clear that a resolution (for Cliff and for the audience) might be forever out of grasp.

To the viewer who is spoon-fed on easy answers and clear-cut endings, that could spell trouble, but YES, YOUR TIDE IS COLD AND DARK, SIR offers something far richer than that. To some degree, the film is about one man's complicated relationship with the community that embraced his neglectful father as its own beloved patriarchal figure. This is an easily understood theme, especially as it regards artists who achieve professional success at the expense of familial success. (Think Julian Lennon's attitude toward his father John, to name one of countless examples.) The film inspires the same kind of reflectiveness toward one's life choices that Cliff wrestles with throughout the film. Granted, it does so with a very un-Hollywood combination of drama and dark surrealism, but the two-hour film is never less than compelling, and it's often fascinating.

Not all of my questions were answered by the film's end, but I was in no way dissatisfied. I strongly recommend it to adventurous moviegoers.

I recently attended a local film festival where this happened to be showing, and it may very be the worst film experience I've ever had during such a festival.

The film starts off positively enough with some decent shots of the Delaware landscape as well as a brief exposition detailing the dilemma at hand. It appears that Rudy "Clay" Claitonowsky, a local musician who has amassed a cult-like following in his home town of Lewes, has disappeared along with three of his students. Clay's son, Cliff, has returned to Lewes in hopes of finding out what has happened to his father as well as closing the book on several chapters of his life.

Before moving on, I'd like to say one thing about this film; the premise and initial concept of this movie is quite good. We have a local musician who is so charismatic and charming that the local populace have almost begun to deify him. They worship and praise nearly everything this man does to the point that they trust him with their children, and even when this trust is betrayed, it seems as though most of the townsfolk is willing to forgive him (with the exception of the missing kids' parents). At its core, this has the potential to be a great story. We have a prodigal son returning home to find that he is loved by nearly everyone he meets, not because of who he is or who he used to be, but because of his relation to a cult of personality. I'd love to watch that movie.

However, that is not the movie I saw this evening.

What I saw was a pretentious, insipid waste of a film which thinks it's much smarter than it really is. What was initially a sound and intriguing premise quickly turned into David Lynch's Circus, devoid of any artistic meaning or merit. Let me stress that I love symbolism and surreal imagery in film, but simply throwing these aspects into your narrative without any context or significance is utterly pointless. I'm sure meaning can be found in these scenes, but only by those who considered themselves to be the most conceited and hollow of hipsters.

I cannot recall the number of times during this screening that I wanted to stand up and scream, "You're trying too hard!" This narrative doesn't need to be surreal. Hell, it doesn't even have to be complicated! All you're telling is a "father and son" story that just happens to revolve around an idolized father and a dislocated son, so why insert random and pointless surrealism? This only serves to further complicate the narrative, which by itself is quite hard to follow thanks to numerous subplots running rampant throughout the movie. These include the son having a romantic relationship with a former nurse of his mother, another centered on his father's former mistress, and another involving land disputes and a land mogul trying to take over the town, none of which have any bearing on the movie's resolution.

The film only further frustrates the viewer when the performances range from dull and tiresome to exaggerated and melodramatic. The main antagonist of the film (the aforementioned land mogul) is so stereotypically over-the-top that I expected him to be stroking a cat whenever he was on screen. This character appears to serve as the movie's comedic relief, although I cannot tell if the laughter associated with this character is due to the actor's terrible performance or his awkward dialogue. It is this so-called comedy that serves to confuse me the most. Shortly before entering the screening, I read a small description of the film in a pamphlet provided by Wilm Film which described the movie as a "dark comedy." You can imagine my confusion when I went on the film's official website later that night where is it described as a "neo-surrealist drama." Amazingly, neither of these descriptions fit. The movie can certainly be dark at times, but there is no sense of comedy at all, although one could consider the lame attempts at surrealism the funniest parts of the film.

The movie concludes with a sudden bout of incoherent scenes and phrases, and as the credits role, my mind is racked with unintelligible imagery and metaphors, all of which make me wish I had snuck in a flask. My girlfriend and I slowly exit the theater, exchanging dazed and defeated looks between ourselves and other patrons. She makes a quick joke about how she would love someone like the Nostalgia Critic or OanCitizen to do a review of this movie, and it suddenly dawns on me that "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir" is eerily similar to another infamous film which has been torn apart by both internet and professional critics alike. The film in question features a man pulling triple duty as an actor, writer, and director, not unlike the film we just saw. It was also advertised as a drama before critics started shunning the film, then the studio and director suddenly changed their tone and said it was meant to be a dark comedy, so it appears both of these films are suffering from an identity crisis.

The movie I speak of is "The Room," and while "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir," is not as bad as that piece of cinematic garbage, I do think that with this film, Delaware may have found its own Tommy Wiseau.

I have watched this movie more than once because it is hard to connect all the the dots in one viewing. I still don't have all the meanings and probably never will know what was in Chris's mind as he wrote this script. But when I watch a movie I want to see something that causes me to go into deep thought about how the scenes and characters interact. If you are looking for a movie that follows a rigid time line and has a beginning, a middle, and an end, well...maybe his next movie will have that. There is however, a line in the film that goes "Have you read any Joyce Carol Oats?", "You Should". I took this as a clue. Joyce wrote a short story titled, "Where are you going, Where have you been?" After reading the story, I can see that it had a strong influence on Chris's thinking. I recommend you read this....then see this movie. The Cinematography is excellent.

This film was horrible. I remember watching it since some of my family was in it in 2013. And I still remember how horrible it was and its 2022 now. Every shot was Christopher Malinowski with his shirt off running and acting like a baby with a tantrum. I felt like I was watching a middle school soap opera. The dialogue was very bad and every character did not have a personality. Every character played the same...basically a clueless face with a mouth opened wide and having worse dialogue than a M. Night film. The pacing was really off and the length of the film should be cut by 30 minutes. The story did not make sense and Christopher Malinowski is trying to buy his stardom which is written all over this film.

Sad, awestruck, moved, and genuinely captured by the angst and souls of the characters in "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir," I caught my breath over and over. The film shoves a burning conscience deep into your heart or your mind or your emotional sphere. Plot be damned in this film which privileges the murky dynamics of place over sensationalism, quiet nightmares over melodrama, and silence over screams. The surreal cinematic montage shuffles jaggedly beneath our feet in homage to the stream of consciousness thought by-products of our own minds. The linear narrative seems incidental to the real work being accomplished in this quiet film: how do we break each others' hearts without breaking each others' hearts.

Review by writer John A. Snyder...

"Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir:" A review.

"Tide" is a psychologically-sophisticated drama touching on a basic human dilemma: the experience of relational estrangement and the desire for emotional closeness. The composer Gustav Mahler once said "All great music or art must express a deep longing." Malinowski captures this longing in spades. From the opening scenes to the dramatic close, Malinowski pulls us into the existential longing for intimacy, along with the myriad ways we can mess it up; from the highly ambivalent longing of a son to reconnect with an emotionally-distant father, a man who can establish unusually close emotional connection with his students; to examples of true emotional connection destroyed by a unilateral push toward sexual expression, to a rather common attempt to overcome painful estrangement in sexual expression without intimacy. Finally, in a dramatic conclusion, Malinowski, with great sensitivity, displays how an unusual capacity for emotional intimacy between two lovers can be destroyed by anxiety and vulnerability turned into suspicious questioning and attempts to control. If you are looking to be taken by the hand through some tedious plot, you will be disappointed. But only the most defended intellectual can leave this drama without being bombarded by, and pulled into, the complicated feelings of existential estrangement and deep longing for human intimacy. "Tide" will grab you where you live, hold you, and not let you go.

-------------------John A. Snyder

Director/screenwriter Chris Malinowski tells a poignant, mysterious tale in his movie, "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir". Set in the sleepy beach town of Lewes, Delaware, the film is visually and dramatically compelling. The story revolves around the disappearance of "Clay" Claitonowsky and three of his teenaged students. Clay's son, Cliff (played by Malinowski) returns to the town, revisiting his troubled relationship with his father. The actors do an excellent job portraying believable characters, many giving very touching performances. Themes of teenage angst, jealousy and unrequited love are beautifully woven into this rich and thoughtful movie.

I went to the movie because of the setting being in Lewis Delaware so there was a lot of talk about it around town. I was pleasantly surprised at what a great movie it turned out to be. A suspenseful story line that you don't expect what happens next. There's nothing worse than figuring out the plot of a movie right from the beginning. I'm going back this weekend to the Wilmington Film Festival to see it again! It's the type of movie you can go see several times and notice things that you didn't the first time you watch it. I hope I can still get tickets as it has sold out at almost every showing so I wasn't able to see it last time it was showing. A wide variety of interesting actors. You definitely have to think to get what the movie is about. Loved it! It turned out to be so much more than just a movie that was set in Lewis.

After watching the premiere of "Yes, your tide is cold and dark, Sir", the audience is left with an after moment of intense introspection. One's questions are never fully answered in this film, but there is a rich interweaving of the storyline reminiscent of cult classics, like Donnie Darko, where the viewer is left with an series of unsettling memories instead. Throughout this movie, there are simple moments of cinematic beauty depicting the Delaware towns of Lewes and Rehoboth that really lend this film a personality separate from other works, the audience leaves with a true sense of place. It's difficult to depict a place so that one feels connected and as though they could jump in and interact with the characters; the director engages the audience to become vested in the drama of the small-town and the results of the tragedy that envelopes it.

Throughout the movie, the elaborate depictions of human connections and their imminent disconnect is a powerful way to depict the trauma of a unnamed event. It pulls an entire community together and at the center, the main character, "Cliff" is struggling with his own emotions, intrinsically tied to the town he grew up in and the relationships within that mental space. The overlaying feelings of isolation and dramatic sensations of place are interwoven with great transitions. The pace is a little slower at times, but this is a introspective film and picks up cadence with a memorable soundtrack and great movement from scene to scene. Technically speaking, the quality editing and color work are of note, and the treatment of time creates an interesting dimension to this film.

This film is amazing, a shining example of the wondrous feats that can be achieved with vision and drive. I can't speak highly enough about this film. From beginning to end "Yes, Your Tide Is Cold and Dark, Sir" grabs at the deepest part of your humanity, plucking at your emotions like a harp at a "please touch" museum. "Tide" is an expertly done film, one that I would never have guessed came from a local artist and on $150,000 budget at that. Yet, here I stand, in awe of this masterfully presented vision from the mind of writer and director Christopher Malinowski. This film is truly a return to what film should be, wrought with emotion, exceptional dialogue, beautifully framed shots, and truly believable acting. Malinowski has managed to bring to the screen a story, both tangible and spellbinding, without having to rely on the special effects and action packed sequences that dominate cinema today. This film will set in deep and stick with you making it hard to think about your once ordinary life. Having seen this film, it is as if it has always been there, like the oldest memories that influence our perception.

Chris Malinowski delivers solidly with one of those quintessential indie films that comes along rarely, full of lovely symbolism and meaning, riding below the tide of an overlying plot. On the surface, Cliff visits his hometown of Lewes, Delaware, to visit his mother's grave several months after his father disappeared with three young guitar students and another adult. Beautifully capturing this lovely seaside town, the film explores, through Cliff, his real intentions, his inner search. The dark feel of the film is rich with unexpected and delightful moments of wonderful humor in a story of human relevance and search for happiness.

The entire cast also delivers, with especially strong performances by Gregory Tigani, Jean Brooks, and Aimee Cassada.

I have seen this film three times now, and each viewing has revealed additional meaning and richer symbolism. The unexpected and delightful moments of wonderful humor in a story of human relevance and search of purpose and happiness keep the viewer highly engaged.

It is a film of relationships, inner demons, inherited baggage, and search of self that brings the viewer to a satisfying end. But, like all excellent films, the joy is in the journey.

"Yes, Your Tide Is Cold and Dark, Sir" is a beautifully shot, admirably performed, and intentionally interpretive film. The story of Cliff Claitonowsky unfolds after a return to his hometown amidst a search for his father, a beloved, blue collar guitar instructor and his teenage students. The backdrop of blustery Lewes, Delaware, a sleepy seaside town, is a fitting backdrop when juxtaposed with an enigmatic relationship between father and son.

The plot takes a bit of time to develop, but upon second watch, cleverly-woven eccentricities can be found in many scenes that, when observed, really tie some pieces together. It's the type of film one must be intently focused on, as it takes some doing to get a handle on the direction of the plot.

Visually, the film comes across very moody and cold in spots and charming and authentic at other times. The shots of Rehoboth and Lewes, Delaware were beautifully composed.

At its core, "Yes, Your Tide..." is a film about yearning for answers, resolving the past, and embracing life. To that end, the film can be exceptionally personal to those who choose to find meaning in its cryptic message.

I have now seen "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark Sir" three times and find it more and more fascinating each time. The story is intriguing and thought provoking. Character development is clear and brings you into a personal relationship with them. The music is outstanding and fits the scenes well. The scenery is beautiful and pays tribute to the Lewes beach. The acting is superb and the cast was well chosen. Christopher Malinowski has cleverly written, directed and acted in an unusual and interesting manner. The story catches you from beginning to end with a grand final scene that is both bright and surprising. I am excited to see it again.

The "Yes, Your Tide is Dark and Cold, Sir" is about an unexpected turn in the life of Cliff, a son of a guitar teacher Clay Claitonowsky, that took place in a small town on the ocean. There are moments in our lives when past, present, and future come together generously offering us one more chance to find ourselves. For Cliff, this moment is a visit to the little town where his family used to live. The "Yes, Your Tide…" tells the story of Cliff and people in the town in a way that it intimately reflects to our own lives, a hidden treasure of the great drama film.

Cliff, a pretty depressed looking man in early forties, dealing with a misery at different levels, takes a trip to the town of his childhood in the memory of his mom. He is meeting his mom nurse in the retirement home and invites her for dinner. The elderly nurse, Merrill, is a beautiful work by Jean Brooks. They meet several times, Cliff shares the stories from his life in which there is his mom and he does not feel a conflict about. He is saying many times in the film "I am here because my Mom". But… the town is boiling because his Dad.

Clay Claitonowsky, a guitar teacher, whose character is a masterpiece by Robert Stuart, has disappeared with three teenager students several months ago. Clay left family when Cliff was a boy. Cliff is deeply upset about his dad's personality and did not keep a contact with him for many years.

Clay's friend, Jack (Gregory Tigani), suggests that Cliff stays in Clay's house. There are three simple photographs in Clay's bedroom, which intrigue Cliff and he cannot stop thinking about them. Whenever he goes he meets people who tell him about his dad. They say over and over again "We loved your Dad". It sounds strange and naive to Cliff. He is trying to say that he did not talk to Clay for eight years and now does not have any intension to be involved in anything related to his disappearance. From a multifaceted portrait of Clay we can see why. The guy is pretty wild, has strong opinion about things, diluted view of reality, the incident with the insulin shots is a clear message on it, but he is charismatic, attractive, fun, has great hart, and loves his students. Cliff is getting deeper and deeper into Clay's life without conscious wiliness to do so.

The outstanding cinematography of the film builds our emotional connection to the town. The old town feels warm, charming, and sometime mysterious. Almost invisible subtle changes on the screen help us sense Cliff's feelings. Every scene in the film is carefully planned and perfectly lightened. The scenes performed in the dunes are among most beautiful and powerful scenery scenes ever made. The credit for the superior camera work is going to the Director of Photography, Robert Stuart.

Staying at Clay's house Cliff quickly learns about the true faces of the old town and guys making the rules there. He is living that days emotionally so intense that sometimes he does not know what is real. He can leave the town at any moment, to go back to the life he had before, but he does not do so. Thinking about Clay, meeting the students who are mystically starting to come back puts Cliff deeply into his own life. Step by step, he is solving the mystery of the pictures in the bedroom finding deep alive roots of his relationship with Clay. The pictures are for him, screaming about something he had but lost. He vividly sees how important it was. He is realizing that there is nothing else in his life to treasure and probably will never be. His doubts and miseries are gone. He runs, runs to himself… and to the woman he loves. Clay is the film Director, Christopher Malinowski.

The "Yes, Your Tide is Dark and Cold, Sir" will captivate you from the beginning to the end and leave you think about different layers of the story long after the cinema lights are on.

I agree with the person who said it's a thinker. It's exactly why I like this movie so much. Like it or not, you will leave thinking about it, which is what I think the writer intended. Anymore, movies are somewhat elementary. Everything is spelled out for you. I enjoy a good movie that allows me to stimulate my thoughts. I went to see this movie to support local artists and also because of the location of where it was shot, Lewes, DE. I enjoyed seeing familiar scenery. I was surprised to recognized one of the actors from a commercial. The acting was great. I especially like the "Jack" character. Also pleasantly surprised of the quality of the movie. My friends and I talked about it for days and it was interesting to hear the different interpretations. I say go see it.

This movie is full of depth and meaning. The characters are full of life. The story moved me and kept me intrigued the entire time. It's filmed beautifully too. I highly recommend it.

there will be spiritual bromides. This film is a cleverly-constructed love story, both familial and romantic. It hearkens back to pictures like Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and Francois Ozon's "Under the Sand" without borrowing from them. Photographed on the Delaware coast, "Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark, Sir" is a colorful, sometimes quiet, account of one man's search for his father and the peace of his own dark psyche. The individuals on his path lend him loose clues to his father's whereabouts. The question is… "Does his father exist?" Although probably not completely clear to most lay-people, the ending is quite a surprise and will carry the viewer's psyche into a land of discovery and loss. To anyone who wishes they could change the vapid decisions of their past heart, this is a film to visit. A repeat viewing is recommended.