jim akin

Film Review: ‘The Ocean of Helena Lee’

Musician and photographer Jim Akin’s second feature, “The Ocean of Helena Lee,” finds its titular 12-year-old heroine pondering the meaning of life amid the nonstop spectacle of Venice Beach culture, while living with a widowed father who’s not much more reliable than a beach bum himself. This plotless reverie is easy to admire texturally, including […]