Hazily atmospheric “Moss” chronicles the 18th birthday of its titular rural youth, to whom the 36 hours or so depicted end up seeming quite eventful — though viewers may find them less so. Daniel Peddle’s indie drama has a handsome hero and attractive photography of the coastal North Carolina locations, but isn’t quite arresting enough in mood or style to sustain a feature so slight in story terms. Still, this is no failure, but a nice slice-of-life miniature that falls a bit short, suggesting its writer-director (whose prior efforts were mostly documentaries) is just another film or two away from more expertly combining a meditative tenor with narrative content.
Pleasure Island, just off North Carolina’s southernmost coast, is home to teenage only child Moss (Mitchell Slaggert) and his father Ray (Billy Ray Suggs). The latter makes a living crafting sculptures from driftwood, a profession his son scoffs at — though...
Pleasure Island, just off North Carolina’s southernmost coast, is home to teenage only child Moss (Mitchell Slaggert) and his father Ray (Billy Ray Suggs). The latter makes a living crafting sculptures from driftwood, a profession his son scoffs at — though...
- 7/5/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to writer-director Daniel Peddle’s Moss and has set a July 6 theatrical release for New York and Los Angeles.
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to writer-director Daniel Peddle’s Moss and has set a July 6 theatrical release for New York and Los Angeles.
DVD and VOD release will follow on July 10 on the coming-of-age story that follows a troubled young man who embarks on a journey of self-discovery amid the nature of rural North Carolina.
Mitchell Slaggert, Christine Marzano, Billy Ray Suggs, and Dorian Cobb star, while John Solomon...
Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North American rights to writer-director Daniel Peddle’s Moss and has set a July 6 theatrical release for New York and Los Angeles.
DVD and VOD release will follow on July 10 on the coming-of-age story that follows a troubled young man who embarks on a journey of self-discovery amid the nature of rural North Carolina.
Mitchell Slaggert, Christine Marzano, Billy Ray Suggs, and Dorian Cobb star, while John Solomon...
- 4/16/2018
- by Jenn Sherman
- ScreenDaily
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