ROBBERY Review: Corey Stanton’s Feature Debut Brutally Questions Addictions
Corey Stanton’s new movie, Robbery, packs in an exquisite, artful display of emotive brutality in a revenge story wrapped in addiction, pennance, and the price we pay for the things we give value to. What you may love the most is how much the score magnifies the film’s intensity throughout while keeping up with the unraveling layers of character development and plot twists that reveal the ultimate crux of what Robbery‘s tale truly is. The film begins with a table of casino chips and a painting as we meet Richie (Jeremy Ferdman) and his elderly father, Frank (Art Hindle), who suffers from dementia. When Richie isn’t out authorizing homeowners of their material values throughout his rural town, and seemingly lawless down, he works at a garage with a mechanic named Ellie (Tara Spencer-Nairn). Beyond that, he also sits in on a support group for those addicted to gambling. He meets […]
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