Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013)

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   DJPowWow

   Stunning, sometimes raw, but very artful, it tells a lot of sometimes painful truths about Native peoples, sobriety, and the era of the Indian boarding schools. Sort of a mix of 2002's Skins and 2010's Winter's Bone. 9 years 3 months ago
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   Siskoid

   On my list of things to watch sooner than later since Jeff Barnaby's very untimely passing, Rhymes for Young Ghouls is a dark tale that throws off horror vibes, in particular with its use of residential schools and their lasting trauma. Bathed in the golden hue of fall colors, it feels like a whole culture is dying along with nature. Devery Jacobs (Elora from Reservation Dogs), in one of her first roles, is a young woman who has had everything taken away from her by the system, represented by an especially nasty and corrupt "Indian agent" who is a law unto itself. He may seem extreme, in line with other revenge movies' corrupt sheriffs, etc., but the policies he legally upholds were quite real. And it IS a revenge movie, albeit one that takes its time setting up the situation before unleashing righteous violence on the villains. Like Barnaby's Blood Quantum, the pacing could have used finessing - it's fairly slow, but when things start moving, they do so too fast and I'm missing transition scenes to better situate me. It's still a satisfying drama that could be categorized as Native Gothic (or perhaps Canadian Gothic, since it's not the Natives who create the sense of horror). Sadly, Barnaby was one of its few practitioners, and we've been robbed of a much larger oeuvre. 1 year 5 months ago
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   nbats

   https://lookmovie2.to/movies/view/rhymes-for-young-ghouls-2013 1 year 7 months ago

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