by Pat O'Donnell

David Gordon Green will be releasing his twelfth film in September, a drama about a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing called Stronger. From the trailer, it looks like it is going to be an emotional, human story that will leave me weeping. This is both a surprise and not for Green. Throughout his career, he has tackled dramas, thrillers, broad comedies, and touching character pieces. And Green has been nothing if not inconsistent. Today, we love simple filmmakers. Directors should either be arty auteurs or studio shills, with little room to move between. What David Gordon Green presents us with does not fit into any dichotomy, and that is why I am fascinated by how strange and aggravating his journey as a filmmaker has been.