By recreating his childhood in 1980s Queens, James Gray challenges audiences to reflect on the consequences of privilege — James Gray’s Armageddon Time is another personal coming-of-age story from a major auteur, but unlike his peers, it seems as if Gray actually reflected on his childhood, resulting in a surprising nostalgia-free depiction of growing up. Gray avoids cute, cuddly kids and benevolent parents, preferring instead the company of prickly…
