Posts tagged Family drama
Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value’s Starry Cast Discusses their Acclaimed Drama
By Bonnie Laufer
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InterviewJim SlotekSentimental Value, Cannes, TIFF '25, Elle Fanning, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier, Drama, Family drama
My Mother’s Wedding: Comedy and Drama Divorced in Kristin Scott Thomas Directorial Debut
ReviewJim SlotekMy Mother’s Wedding, TIFF 23, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Sindhu Vee, Frida Pinto, Emily Beecham, Sienna Miller, rom-com, Family drama, British, Women's issues
Bring Them Down: B-a-a-a-d Times in Rural Ireland
ReviewJim SlotekBring Them Down, TIFF 24, Drama, Movies set in Ireland, Christopher Andrews, Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Paul Ready, Nora-Jane Noone, Violent, Family drama
Goodrich: Mr. Mom Now Mr. Grandma-To-Be in Well-Meaning Dramedy
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekGoodrich, Dramedy, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Single dad, Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Carmen Ejogo, Mila Kunis, Los Angeles, Family drama
Ezra: Great Cast Keeps Family Drama Out of the Maudlin Zone
ReviewJim SlotekEzra, Family drama, TIFF 23, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Spiridakis, Bobby Cannavale, William A. Fitzgerald, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson, Kids on the spectrum, Autism
L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekL’Immensitá, Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, Vittorio Moroni, Penelope Cruz, Luana Guiliani, Vincenzo Amaro, Italian, coming of age, Family drama
A Thousand and One: Intense Sundance-Approved Family Drama Not Exactly as Shown
ReviewJim SlotekA Thousand and One, Family drama, Sundance Grand Jury Prize, A.V. Rockwell, Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, New York
Juniper: Learning to Live and Die in Life’s Last Moments
The Son: Complex Father-Son Drama a Mixed Bag That Tries Hard but Stalls
By Karen Gordon
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Aftersun: Sparkling Debut Ponders Father-Daughter Love and the Essence of Memory
By Karen Gordon
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I Love My Dad: From Deadbeat Parent to (Ugh) Online Lover
ReviewJim SlotekI Love My Dad, SXSW, James Morosini, Patton Oswalt, Comedy, Family drama, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Amy Landecker, Lil Rel Howery
As They Made Us: Twee Family Drama Boasts Strong Cast, So-So Story
ReviewJim SlotekAs They Made Us, Mayim Bialik, Dianna Agron, Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg, Justin Chu Cary, Family drama, Drama, End of life issues, Neko Case
Fatherhood: Kevin Hart Struggles with Grief, Baby… and Collapsible Strollers
ReviewJim SlotekFatherhood, Paul Weitz, Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Memoir adaptation, Single dad, Melody Hurd, Dramedy, Netflix, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Lil Rel Howery, Paul Reiser, Family drama
The Killing of Two Lovers: Gripping Family Drama Examines a Murder of a Different Sort
Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music
Preview, ReviewThings I Do for Money, Warren Sonoda, Gary Nolan, Theodor Aoki, Maximillian Aoki, Colette Zacca, Canadian film, Independent films, Hamilton Ontario, Family drama, crime drama, Cello, Brothers
The Truth: Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Nod to French Cinema Propels Ace Family Drama
ReviewThe Truth, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel, French cinema, Family drama, Film within a film, TIFF 2018
Waves: Messy, Overwrought Family Drama Demands Emotion but Arouses Antipathy
ReviewWaves, TIFF 2019, Trey Edward Shults, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Family drama, African-American actors, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Frankie: Stilted Drama As Dysfunctional as the Family at Its Centre
ReviewFrankie, Ira Sachs, TIFF 2019, Isabelle Huppert, Marissa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Drama, Family drama, European
The Farewell: Tender Drama Spotlights the Quirks (And Perks) of Families
By Karen Gordon
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Wonder: Saccharine Family Drama Saved By Merciful Jolt of Quirk
