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Bootstraps raise you only so far in James Gray’s latest film

Lindsey Bahr AP – After touching the stars with Brad Pitt, filmmaker James Gray has come back to earth to explore his own childhood in Armageddon Time. Set in the fall of 1980, in Queens, it is a patient and mature work about a very specific time and place when he was anything but – […]

Growing up in New York is a strange and wonderful thing. It's a gift. Focus Features has debuted a new 7-minute long featurette for Armageddon Time as

As James Gray’s parents in Armageddon Time, the actors confront the privilege that shapes us all.

The bio-ish narrative mirrors writer/director James Gray’s (The Yards) childhood. The intimacy of this immigrant family feels real and personal—like you’re sitting at their kitchen table as they discuss the Holocaust, a good education’s value, the American Dream and how to blend into the mainstream. That specific but often universal depiction of family life and Strong’s solid emotional performance are the film’s strengths.