52 Films by Women Vol 4. 3. NIGHT COMES ON (Director: Jordana Spiro)
Maybe we knew, maybe we thought it, but passing traffic makes a sound like gently lapping waves. Listen to it a while and you could be on a beach. In a comfortable bed, snuggled up under sheets - but you are on a beach. No big old tsunami gonna land on your head. Not yet. Actress turned director Jordana Spiro, known for recurring roles in the American TV series My Boys, Harry’s Law and The Mob Doctor, makes a creditable feature debut in Night Comes On , about a black teenager, Angel Lamere (Dominique Fishback) who ended up in juvenile hall after been found in possession of a gun. Newly released, she sets out on a mission. Her mamma told her about those waves but now she’s dead, killed by the old man. Angel wants vengeance – she’s an angel of vengeance, pardon my Abel Ferrara film reference. She wants another gun, then to find her pa and stick it to him. He can’t apologise for something like that. But how do you find him when you gotta report to the parole officer (James McD...