![]() In that regard, Goldhaber captures the group’s process energetically and with a sense of humor when they take shelter in a remote shack with a handful of supplies and food, paying keen attention to all the nuts and bolts of their activities with a genuine sense of compassion. ![]() If one is on the right side of history and burning to get their point across through diligent planning and action, shouldn’t that be what matters the most? Like Erlingsson, Goldhaber thankfully doesn’t seem as interested in the outcome (or whether these extreme methods are right or wrong), as he is in the process of meaningful contribution. In contemplating these questions this critic’s mind briefly wandered off to Benedikt Erlingsson’s Icelandic picture “Woman At War,” a 2018 eco-thriller with similar queries at its core. ‘Sharp Stick’ Film Review: Lena Dunham’s First Feature in a Decade Feels Overly Familiar Is what they’re doing ethical? Necessary? Actionable? Is it going to change things? It is through these conversations that the characters (alongside the viewers) process and weigh the pros and cons of such acts of terrorism. ![]() Even when they aren’t out assembling bombs (apparently all carefully advised by a counterterrorism expert who asked the filmmakers to remain anonymous), there is such a nail-biting thrill in watching them debate, sometimes in agreement and other times in fierce divergence. It won’t be a stretch to call this group one of the best ensemble casts of the year already, each player brings their own irreplaceable gravity to the project. Rounding off the clan are Lukas Gage’s Logan and the terrific “Sharp Stick” actor Kristine Froseth’s Rowan, a vivacious couple and possible double agents with a secretive task the script deftly reveals in small drips. There is also the Native American activist Logan (an intense Forrest Goodluck of “The Revenant”) as the group’s agitator and bomb builder who is tired of his land’s white savior-ism, the comparably measured (and older) Dwayne (Jake Weary), picketer Shawn (Marcus Scribner) hungry to contribute more to the cause and Theo’s immensely caring and loyal lover Alisha (Jayme Lawson), who reluctantly but dedicatedly joins Theo. Heist Thriller ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Acquired by Neon Out of Toronto
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