But back in the ’90s, when “Plainclothes” takes place, such trysts not only had to be coordinated in person, but could be punished by arrest. Audiences of a certain age and demographic ...
Set and shot in his hometown of Syracuse, New York, with family members even making cameos, “Plainclothes” is clearly very personal to writer/director Carmen Emmi. It’s much more than its ...
Sundance: This story of a closeted gay cop who falls in love with one of his targets tries too much experimentation without having the narrative fundamentals down. For an undercover cop in 1997 ...
Reality Check is a Fresno Bee series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in ...
Set and shot in his hometown of Syracuse, New York, with family members even making cameos, “Plainclothes” is clearly very personal to writer/director Carmen Emmi. It’s much more than its plot ...
Once the main players are established, though, and experimental flashes of harsh analog video become a more recognizable manifestation of its ugly-beautiful aesthetic, Plainclothes builds to a ...
The undercover work depicted in Plainclothes seems not so different from the homophobic witch-hunts of more than half a century ago. One of the most famous cases was the arrest in 1953 of ...