If you loved Armageddon Time, try Little Odessa
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by James Gray, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Armageddon Time, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Little Odessa is
You step off a plane in 1990s Brighton Beach as a professional killer and find the ground already tilting under you. Your past greets you before the job does: a hotel clerk who knows your name, a brother who won’t look you in the eye, a father who made sure to say he never wanted you back. Then your mother’s last breath appears in the hallway, small and unbidden, and the hit you came to finish starts to feel like the one you already owe. James Gray’s camera stays low, watching the weight in your shoes as the neighborhood presses closer.

