It’s a shock to learn that for Stanley, this gig isn’t a make-ends-meet side hustle or a post-retirement diversion. He’s been at Oscar’s for nearly 40 years, and his titular last shift is imminent. But the movie, written and directed by Andrew Cohn, wants a deeper dimension, and in pursuing that, goes wrong. In conversation, Jevon asks about an incident from Stanley’s high school days when a Black student was beaten to death. It’s clear by the end that he’s reaching for some kind of ambiguity and resolution for Stanley’s character.

Source: New York Times September 24, 2020 10:52 UTC