"Is God Is" Review: Aleshea Harris Delivers a Fiery Revenge Thriller with Stellar Performances
By
Alison Foreman
Hot, fresh, and worth queueing round the block for.
Summary
A review of Aleshea Harris' revenge thriller "Is God Is," adapted from her acclaimed play. The film follows twin sisters who discover their mother is alive after a fire they thought killed her, and embark on a violent journey of revenge against their abusive father. The review praises the performances of Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Vivica A. Fox, and Janelle Monáe, and highlights Harris' distinctive genre-blending style that merges revenge thriller elements with deeper thematic explorations of trauma, justice, and destiny.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOne of the most revealing things about any filmmaker is just how much darkness they allow inside the worlds they create.
An act of godliness in its own right, movie directing means determining practically all the rules of a given reality.
The scale of the suffering, the limits of your mercy, whether or not all the pain we see on screen means anything… at all?
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