In the vein of Harmony Korine and David Gordon Green, writer-director Felix Thompson’s feature debut, “King Jack,” owes a lot to its influences. The coming-of-age tale is quietly poetic, authentically lived-in and achingly sincere, just as both Green’s “George Washington” and Korine’s “Gummo” were. But with that said, Thompson doesn’t quite master their somber lyricism […]
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- 6/17/2016
- by Will Ashton
- The Playlist
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