Thomas Braxton Jr. Movies
Four college students are forced to pay for their actions after a startling act of violence in this urban drama. Katrina (MC Lyte) is a college freshman who, after attending a big party on campus, is invited to a smaller private get-together being thrown by Will (Wood Harris), a charismatic senior. After plenty of drinking, Will and his buddies slip a dose of a "date rape" drug into Katrina's wine, and four men violate her after she's passed out. Will and his cohorts think the whole sordid matter is over the next morning, but it quickly becomes evident that Katrina is not about to forgive or forget the incident. Train Ride also features appearances by Russell Hornsby, Joe Clair, rapper Guru, and Esther Rolle in her final screen appearance (the film was released well over a year after her death in November 1998). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Thomas Braxton Jr., Wood Harris, (more)
- 1997
In this contemporary neorealist drama, six young African-American men gather in an apartment after the funeral of a friend. Trying to escape from the afternoon's somber mood, they talk, watch TV, listen to music, crack jokes, smoke marijuana, and try to avoid the social, political, and emotional issues behind the black-on-black crime devastating their community. However, these issues still present themselves, whether or not they are invited into the proceedings. This debut film from the writing/directing team of DeMane Davis and Harry McCoy was screened as part of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Thomas Braxton Jr., Lord Harrison, (more)
