the vibe
Wayne Brennan’s Typical Vibe
2 films — brisk, dark, moderate, clear, gritty
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Highest-ranked title
Wayne Brennan has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with the affair. Clay unknowingly befriends a serial killer named Lester Long who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."
Dir. David Dobkin · With Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo
Age of the Dragons is an adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a medieval realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner and his friend Queequeg join their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession to seek revenge on a great White Dragon that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael.
Dir. Ryan Little · With Corey Sevier, Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones
