Grady McCardell Movies
An average American family suffers from a grave and unexpected loss that forces its members to confront past issues in this all-star ensemble drama from acclaimed director Dennis Lee (Jesus Henry Christ). Julia Roberts stars as Lisa Taylor, the wife of a college professor, Charlie (Willem Dafoe), living in the Midwest. As the tale opens, the aging couple are proud parents of two grown and reasonably successful children, Michael (Ryan Reynolds) and Ryne (Shannon Lucio). Then tragedy strikes: not long after Michael arrives in town (visiting from Manhattan), Lisa perishes in a fatal car accident, leaving the family bereft of its matriarch. As the devastated Taylors feebly attempt to cope with their loss, tensions resurface that have long boiled beneath the surface between Charlie and Michael; meanwhile, Michael's estranged wife, Kelly (Carrie-Anne Moss), turns up at the funeral to pay her respects to Lisa and gradually begins making amends with Michael. When Michael announces to the family that he's planning to publish a memoir about his childhood, Lisa's younger sister, Jane (Emily Watson), grows horrified that it will unearth devastating long-buried skeletons from the family's past; moreover, it seems that prior to her death, Lisa was guarding one major secret of her own that lingers just out of view and threatens to destroy everyone's sense of familial security when it finally comes to light. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, (more)
Lifelong friends find themselves on opposite sides of the law in this gritty urban drama. Mike (Grady McCardell) and his close friends Kareem (Jason Morgan), Preacha (Shawn McLemore), and BJ (Curtis Von Burrell) were born and raised on the same mean streets of an unforgiving inner-city neighborhood. Mike's brother was a major player in an illegal business and was killed by rivals for his troubles. Mike steps in to fill his brother's shoes, and he and Kareem make it their business to find the killer and take an eye for an eye. However, these days BJ is a police detective, and he has been assigned to investigate Mike's business and take him off the streets -- so where do his loyalties as a friend end and his duties as a police officer begin? 4 Deep also features performances from a number of noted hip-hop artists, including Lil' Keke, C-Note and D-Red of the Botany Boys, Mass 187, and the late DJ Screw. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Shawn McLemore
