216 | Eve's Bayou

The Bloodlust

Written & Directed by Kasi Lemmons

Stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 55mins (Director’s Cut)

Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 7, 1997

Released November 7, 1997

RT: 84% critics, 89% audience

Synopsis

“The summer I killed my father I was 10 years old.” So begins the story of Eve and her powerful family in 1962 Louisiana. Through Eve’s eyes we meet her gorgeous, long-suffering mother, philandering doctor father, and eccentric Aunt Mozelle, who is a fortune teller. When Aunt Mozelle has a premonition of tragedy befalling the family, Eve and her siblings are confined to the safety of their stately home. But keeping them locked up isn’t going to keep the family safe from tragedy.

Out of theaters and into your streaming boxes, The Menu is next up for us. This film had a pretty good theatrical run, but now it’s available to watch from the comfort of our respective homes. So join us next time as we serve up the first entree of the new year.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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