Rainbow Time
Directed by Linas Phillips
Starring Melanie Lynskey, Jay Duplass, Tobin Bell, Sam Buchanan and Timm Sharp
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he pressures him to share love life details, even showing Shonzi a sex tape he made with an old girlfriend to help him cope when family tragedy hits. When their dad suffers a heart attack, Shonzi (now 40, and still a virgin) moves in with Todd and his new girlfriend Lindsay. Shonzi wants desperately to be included in their relationship like old times. When Shonzi’s begging become threats to reveal secrets from their past, Todd must find the courage to be honest with Lindsay, even if it means the end of their relationship.
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Reviews
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★★★★ review by Max Oxley on Letterboxd
Fantastic. Every character feels so real when they could easily have been unlikeable caricatures. I can only say this so many times, but Melanie Lynskey is so adorable she makes me wanna die. This and Blue Jay have come along at just the right time to remind me how great mumblecore can be.
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★★★★★ review by Chris Monks on Letterboxd
Under other circumstances this is by no means a five star film but it struck a nerve with me and hit to close to home. There is something very real here, beneath the laughs, awkwardness, and vulgarity.
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★★★★½ review by Steve Pulaski on Letterboxd
Rainbow Time is frequently funny, but we're never laughing at anyone, which is very important given how Shonzi and his actions could've easily been the concluding punchline for many of the scenes in this film. Phillips is smarter than that, however, and instead crafts a film that's respectful and wise regarding the treatment of women in addition to drawing a complex character like Shonzi in an equally respectful light. Many films have been made about "that" family member or someone in our lives we can't live with nor without. Few have been as smart of as compelling in a natural sense as this one.
Read the full review on my personal website, stevethemovieman.proboards.com/thread/5389/rainbow-time
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★★★★ review by Spotlight Saga Spotlight Saga on Letterboxd
Seeing the ‘Duplass Brothers Productions’ flash on the screen before the film stirs up more excitement for me than when I see A24. Film... TV... They have their hands in the weirdest, most obscure productions that leave a massive imprint on the world of Celluloid. Love em or Hate em, they always make me feel something and they always come correct with the originality. Great work here!
Linas Phillips directs, produces, writes... Turning one of those ‘uncomfortable truths’ in life, that we admittedly love so much, into something organic and introspective. This film somehow escaped my radar, as I was extremely surprised to see the 2016 Release Date on a film that popped up on ISIA in 2018. This definitely feels like a must see!!!
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★★★★ review by Spotlight Saga Spotlight Saga on Letterboxd
Seeing the ‘Duplass Brothers Productions’ flash on the screen before the film stirs up more excitement for me than when I see A24. Film... TV... They have their hands in the weirdest, most obscure productions that leave a massive imprint on the world of Celluloid. Love em or Hate em, they always make me feel something and they always come correct with the originality. Great work here!
Linass Phillips directs, produces, writes... Turning one of those ‘uncomfortable truths’ in life, that we admittedly love so much, into something organic and introspective. This film somehow escaped my radar, as I was extremely surprised to see the 2016 Release Date on a film that popped up on ISIA in 2018. This definitely feels like a must see!!!
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