#John Jelks

[moviemosaics]

Exhibiting Forgiveness

directed by Titus Kaphar, 2024

[thena0315]

"Are you watching season 9 @nbcchicagomed Wednesday nights to see what these two are up to ?

@merk2577 . . @theycallhimjelks

#onechicago#chicagomed"

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"Exhibiting Forgiveness"

I truly wanted to have an emotional connection with writer / director Titus Kaphar’s “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” but almost everything about Kaphar’s film felt hollow, contrived, and manipulative to me. This story about the healing power of art is too calculated and packed with so much forced symbolism that it becomes more tiring rather than effective. After an unexpected visit from his estranged,…

[reginaldstroudus]

Missing Ingredient With Martial Artist It's Not About Fight Records

[deborahkerr]

Deborah Kerr as Hannah Jelkes in THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964) dir. John Huston

[thegeneralreturns]

So how did 2024 go movie-wise?

Of the eighty-or-so movies that came to streaming, home video, or Iowa theaters that I could see before the first Saturday of 2025...

THE TEN BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR: 1. Strange Darling (Directed by JT Mollner) 2. I Saw the TV Glow (Directed by Jane Schoenbrun) 3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Directed by George Miller) 4. Nosferatu (Directed by Robert Eggers)/Oddity (Directed by Damian McCarthy) (tie) 5. Conclave (Directed by Edward Berger) 6. A Real Pain (Directed by Jesse Eisenberg) 7. The Outrun (Directed by Nora Fingscheidt) 8. Challengers (Directed by Luca Guadagnino) 9. The Substance (Directed by Coralie Fargeat) 10. The Beekeeper (Directed by David Ayer)

THE FIVE WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR: 1. AfrAId (Directed by Chris Weitz) 2. We Live in Time (Directed by John Crowley) 3. Borderlands (Directed by Eli Roth) 4. Red One (Directed by Jake Kasdan) 5. Tarot (Directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg)

BEST DIRECTION: Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw the TV Glow Runner-up: George Miller - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

BEST SCREENPLAY: Megan Park - My Old Ass Runner-up: JT Mollner - Strange Darling

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE: Nicholas Hoult - Juror #2 Runner-up: Willa Fitzgerald - Strange Darling

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Ariana Grande - Wicked Runner-up: John Earl Jelks - Exhibiting Forgiveness

BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE AND COORDINATION: The Shadow Strays Runner-up: Monkey Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu Runner-up: Galo Olivares - Alien: Romulus

BEST EDITING: Jesse Goldsmith - Here Runner-up: Stephan Bechinger - The Outrun

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Colin Gibson - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Runner-up: Nathan Crowley - Wicked

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Linda Muir, David Schwed - Nosferatu Runner-up: David Crossman, Janty Yates - Gladiator II

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Runner-up: Twisters

BEST MAKEUP: The Substance Runner-up: Terrifier 3

MOST UNDERRATED FILM (in which I cannot imagine anyone not liking them): Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One (Directed by Kevin Costner) Runner-up: Trap (Directed by M. Night Shyamalan)

MOST OVERRATED FILM (in which I have a hard time fathoming why anyone recommends them as highly as they do): The Wild Robot (Directed by Chris Sanders) Runner up: Emilia Perez (Directed by Jacques Audiard)

MOST OVERHATED FILM (in which I get why people don't like them, but come on, now, you're just being childish): Madame Web (Directed by SJ Clarkson) Runner-up: The Crow (Directed by Rupert Sanders)

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Exhibiting Forgiveness: Directed by Titus Kaphar. With André Holland, John Earl Jelks, Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. A Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, a recovering addict desperate to reconcile. Together, they struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

[biggoldbelt]

Exhibiting Forgiveness - Review | André Holland, John Earl Jelks & Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (2024)

Exhibiting Forgiveness review by Big Gold Belt Media –Synopsis:Tarrell (Holland) is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer Aisha (Day), and their young son, Jermaine. Tarrell’s artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his youth, keeping past wounds at bay. His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron (Jelks), a…

[movienation]

Movie Preview: An artist reconnects with his addict-father, "Exhibiting Forgiveness"

Andre Taylor, John Earl Jelks, Andra Day and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor star in the debut feature of writer-director Titus Kaphar, a taste of the African American experience that touches on parents and children and trying to learn from the mistakes of your parents as you take on parenting. Wide release this awards season from Roadside Attractions.

[terrystoenail]

I was just crying to tiny dancer by Elton John and though what if instead it was big stander by Jelking Ton

[moviemosaics]

My picks for the best film performances of 2024 1) Mzia Arabuli as Lia—Crossing 2) Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle—The Substance 3) Colman Domingo as John "Divine G" Whitfield—Sing Sing 4) Natasha Lyonne as Rachel—His Three Daughters 5) Kirsten Dunst as Lee Smith—Civil War 6) Ilinca Manolache as Angela—Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World 7) Kieran Culkin as Benji Kaplan—A Real Pain 8) Carrie Coon as Katie— His Three Daughters 9) John Earl Jelks as La'Ron Rodin—Exhibiting Forgiveness 10) Eli Skorcheva as Blaga Naumova—Blaga's Lessons 11) Zoe Ziegler as Lacy—Janet Planet 12) Clarence Maclin as Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin—Sing Sing 13) Mónica Villa as Rita Lopez—Chronicles of a Wandering Saint 14) Ewan McGregor as David—Mother, Couch 15) Adam Pearson as Oswald—A Different Man

Is your favorite not here? Check out my full ranking of My 100 Favorite Movie Performances of 2024 for more great acting!

[scenesandscreens]

Night Comes On (2018)

Director - Jordana Spiro, Cinematography - Hatuey Viveros Lavielle

"Nobody cares if you make it."

[oldfilmsflicker]

A Powerful Thang, 1991 (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis)

[pacingmusings]

Seen in 2021:

A Powerful Thang (Zeinabu Irene Davis), 1991

[cinematic-literature]

On Becoming a God in Central Florida S01E03 (A Positive Spin!)

Book title: What A Trip! How I Got Where I Am by Dr. Judd Waltrip