Addiction By Subtraction

Addiction By SubtractionRelease Date:  12/3/19; DVD (2016 – Original Release)
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  91 mins.
Studio:  Way-Younge, LLC
Director: Greg Galloway

Cast:  Wardell Richardson (Jacob James), Leigh Jones (Kerry Angel), Tihirah Taliaferro (Kara Nunez), Melanie Richardson (Candice O’Donnely), Cameron Miller (Simon De La Rosa) and Tommy Ford (Mr. James).

Story: Though quiet and reserved by day, scientist and professor, Jacob James explores the darker nature of humanity. He discovers a way to unlock his own dark side by creating a key, a chemical akin to ecstasy.

Though nurturing a sweet and innocent romance with a colleague named Kerry, James, unleashed by the drug, enters into a sadistic relationship with a wealthy executive named Candice. The interaction releases years of pent up aggression.

Candice, enticed by Jacob’s wild side in the bedroom, becomes infatuated with the rough sex. As Jacob becomes dependent upon this deviant release Candice becomes more obsessed with Jacob. Ignoring warnings from Simon, his close friend and Kara, a friend of Candice, Jacob continues to use the drug to unchain his wild side and sleep with Candice to satisfy his aggression. Jacob even feels empowered enough to confront pain from his past; his estranged father Mr. James. Everything is going according to plan.

Eventually Jacob’s plan is interrupted when Candice becomes pregnant with his child. He approaches her about “handling the situation” and conflict erupts when Candice expresses her intention to keep the child. Jacob finds his role reversed, now the victim of Candice’s sadism. Jacob finds his rage harder to control, as it grows and eventually without the assistance of the drug. Added to his problems with Candice, the interaction with his father begins spiraling out of control as he feels destined to repeat the same shortcomings. The very drug he uses to satisfy his desires now threatens everything in his life; even his pure love for Kerry.

Will Jacob find a way to cope with his destructive desires and live a happy life? Will Jacob find peace or will he become Addicted to the Subtraction of his soul?  Source:  Official Facebook Page; IMDB.

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First Impression

First ImpressionRelease Date:  6/20/14 (New York Premiere American Black Film Festival); 2013
Genre:  Comedy/Romance
Rating: Unknown
Running Time: 108 min.
Studio:  LifeAfter Films
Director:  Arthur Muhammad
Cast:  Lamman Rucker (Vernon Richardson), Lisa Arrindell Anderson (Imani Townsend), David Mann (Pastor Wayne Johnson), Elise Neal (Kym Pine), Tamela J. Mann (Renee Wells), Kendrick Cross (Julius), Kel Mitchell (James Mason), Brad James (Scorpion Kiss), Lisa Wu (Katrinah), Laila Odom (Tropical Storm), Tommy Ford (T), Carl Anthony Payne, II (C), Dawnisha Halfkenny (Tryanna).

Story:  When a man finds a woman, who seeks a man, he only gets one chance at a First Impression…or does he?

First Impression is a romantic comedy that takes you on an enchanting journey into the complex world of Internet dating.

Completely unaware of their secret fantasy relationship in cyberspace, a twist of fate brings the real Vernon and Imani together where the pair hit it off instantly.

But when the truth of who they really are is revealed in a bizarre trail of events, the game-changing question is: Can there ever really be a second chance at a “First Impression”? (Source(s): Facebook Page; firstimpressionmovie.com; IMDB).

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Could This Be Love

Could This Be LoveRelease Date:  5/27/14; DVD
Genre:  Romance
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  86 mins.
Studio:  Entertainment One
Director:  Cardinal Lamberto
Cast:  Drew Sidora (Sandra), Steven Sutton (Terrance), Thomas Mikal Ford/Tommy Ford, Dominique Duvernay, Romeo Miller.

Story:  Sandra a small town country girl, returns home after college to take over the family business, her father’s beloved bed and breakfast. Facing an unfaithful husband and a dysfunctional relationship with her mother, she finds herself at a difficult crossroads. Everything changes, however, when Terrance a young, handsome lawyer checks in and opens her eyes to an entirely different life filled with happiness. (Source: promotional material).

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