MC Spotlight: Kings of the Evening
In a time where many African Americans depictions in film are centered on comedy and sex, I found Kings of the Evening (2008) to be aesthetically and immaculately refreshing. It was a simple story with familiar but somewhat complicated characters. Kings of the Evening is set during the Great Depression in the United States. The film is about Homer Hobbs (Tyson Beckford), a young man who is released from prison just to find that his mother (seemingly his only family) has left town. Suddenly, he has to fend for himself and ends up in a boarding house filled with characters that help make Kings of the Evening a success. Each character has a story which led them to the boarding house, and each found out why they were all led there together. Its principled approach to filmmaking was like something borrowed from the past. The writers and directors of this film didn’t seem to concentrate on industry standards that are riddled with often offensive scenes and dialogue. Instead,...