‘Mass’ Appeal: A Tough Subject in a Movie That’s Filled With Hope

Bleecker Street’s “Mass” takes place almost entirely in one room, with four characters. When writer-director Fran Kranz was hunting for funding, he resisted suggestions to “open up” the film. “I always believed it had to be this,” he tells Variety, because he didn’t want to “undermine” the characters. The film concerns an emotional meeting between two sets of parents whose sons have died in a school shooting. It features four of the best performances of the year, a first-time filmmaker taking risks that pay off big time, and a thought-provoking script about the state of the world in 2021. The… Read Full Article