Waves (USA, drama, 135 min., rated R for language throughout, drug and alcohol use, some sexual content and brief violence, all involving teens) An African-American family in South Florida struggles to heal following a tragedy involving their star-athlete son (Kelvin Harrison Jr. of “Luce”). “A spectacular testament to the talents of the writer-director Trey Edward Shults (“Krisha,” “It Comes At Night”) … Shults has created a deep, at times overwhelming sensory experience. With sinuous cinematography and an intricate sound design he expresses intensities of feeling (love, pain, fury, agony) that create a visceral emotional impact. ” – New York Times