Antebellum

« 'Antebellum" has aspirations of mind-blowing narrative complexity along the lines of an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but instead leaves you stunned in a WTF-did-I-just-watch sort of daze. »

« Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz's movie has a touch of "12 Years a Slave," a bit of "Django Unchained" and a central twist that's worthy of a bad M. Night Shyamalan film »

« Ad duo turned activist directors Bush and Renz's stunning feature debut addresses the gaps left by 'Gone With the Wind.' »

« Janelle Monáe stars in a brash debut from filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz that tackles America's original sin. »

« In the end, Antebellum is undone by a lack of empathy and emotion. »

« What we have to settle for is an often grotesque bore that's challenging in every way other than the ways that inspire thought. »

« [I]t winds up being a case of reach exceeding grasp as the climax is constructed to be more emotionally satisfying than logistically satisfying... »