Carolina Caroline
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Adam Carter Rehmeier, the filmmaking genius behind Dinner in America, brings a Bonnie-and-Clyde love story to the big screen that is destined to sweep you off your feet. Smalltown girl meets con man and sparks fly in Carolina Caroline.
Samara Weaving plays Caroline with both a curious innocence and a ferocious need. A woman with deep-seated mommy issues and supposed free will looking to feel seen. Kyle Gallner, AKA My Music Boyfriend (IYKYK), AKA Scream King, is our charming bad influence, Oliver. A whip-smart, observant, effortless hustler, his journey is just as complex as Weaving’s. Gallner always makes it look easy. The two share a goo-goo-eyed chemistry that makes the knees weak. You are buying every dangerous and sensual beat.
As their crimes progress from petty to armed, Caroline’s conscience creeps in, and a close call digs a deeper hole for her and Oliver. Rehmeier keeps the audience on their toes from the get-go, using Oliver’s teaching techniques to lure you into his game, but suspect a potential long con. But Rehmeier and writer Tom Dean are smarter than that with a script that knocks it out of the park. 
Of course, the score god Chris Bear did the music. Bear, Rehmeier, and editor Justin Krohn understand the emotional impact of a strategically placed song. The red, white, and blue costumes (which match the opening credits) are iconic. Rehmeier’s ability to create a visual identity in his films is truly chef’s kiss.
Anyone who wishes their daydreams were their reality. Anyone longing to break the rules. Anyone desperately trying to break a trauma cycle. Anyone willing to forgive in an emotional freefall, Carolina Caroline will steal your heart.
Carolina Caroline Trailer:
Carolina Caroline is in theaters June 5.
https://carolinacarolinemovie.com/
Starring Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, and Jon Gries. Acclaimed director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s romantic crime thriller stars Samara Weaving (READY OR NOT, BORDERLINE) as Caroline Daniels, whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner), and together they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast. Also starring Kyra Sedgwick, the film features a wide-ranging country music soundtrack, with tracks from artists such as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and over a dozen others.
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The Peril at Pincer Point
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