‘Beyond the Lights’ Delivers What You Most Expect Out of a Melodrama
The conventions in Gina Prince-Bythewood's film are fully functioning, not so much challenged as fine-tuned, placing it safely in the camp of melodrama.
Beyond the Lights
The PopMatters Fall Film Preview – November 2014
November 2014 offers up standard award seasons fare, a couple of cool indies, and five horror films that, according to the calendar, are a bit past their celebration sell-by date.