Caleb Landry Jones plays young, newly ordained pastor torn between the congregation he inherits in a small Texas town and an unhoused community desperately in need of help in Down the Arm of God, a powerful indie drama that’s clearly on the side of the angels. With assistance from producer Luc Besson among others, Austrian-born director Peter Brunner, making his second feature with Jones after To the Night, elicits sincere, persuasive performances from his varied cast, including a fair few non-professionals with direct knowledge of homelessness. Peter Flinckenberg’s lively lensing and engagement with the distinctive light conditions of the…
