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Human Capital (Marc Meyers, USA, 2019)

Mainstream films in America often struggle when it comes to portraying class divides, not because it is hard to do so, but because those in charge of getting films seen are loath to honestly examine how for most people the American dream is a total nightmare. They have determined that social truths that run counter to the Horatio Alger mythology are a real downer and won't put butts in the seats. So on those rare occasions when a studio film touches on issues of social class the chances are the key word will be "touches" rather than delves into.

Alas, I must report that such is the case with the Oren Moverman penned and Marc Meyers' directed Human Capital.

The Riot Act (USA, Devon Parks, 2018)

In The Riot Act, a murder in a small frontier town leads to the haunting of the murderer, town patriarch Dr. Willard Pearrow (Brett Cullen). Other than being the town doctor, Pearrow also owns the local Opera House, and it is in the meeting of the theatrical with the supernatural that the film finds some interesting ground to tread.