Film Review – Armageddon Time

Writer/director James Gray is not known for making films that elicit an emotional response. He’s a technical moviemaker who always seems to enjoy the process of production more than the urgency of storytelling, but he’s made some wonderful pictures during his lengthy career. He was last seen on the Moon in 2019’s “Ad Astra,” a space adventure that explored the strange ways of fathers and sons, and he returns to Earth for another round of patriarchal influence in “Armageddon Time,” which takes viewers to the bleak days of 1980, when Ronald Reagan was about to assume control of the United States and privileged moneymen of the country were teaching the youth that hard work and integrity were the only keys to success. “Armageddon Time” is typical Gray in many ways, exploring family ties and crises of conscience, but he offers a more tender understanding of growing up and growing aware, reaching a little deeper within to connect with viewers. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com