A gentle, poignant dramedy about getting out of your comfort zone, one that smashes the tropes of microbudget films with its wildly original story. I’m “biast” (pro): I’m desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Middle-aged, divorced, and seemingly a bit of a stick in the mud, Judith (Tessa Peake-Jones: Doctor Who) is so mortified that her daughter, Lily (Eleanor Wyld: Frequencies), has dropped out of law school to go live at Bonobo House — aka, the local “monkey sex cult” commune in their small English town — that she can barely even admit it to herself, never mind to her snooty, judgy neighbor. But enough is enough, and so Judith heads over to try to convince Lily to drop out of dropping out and get back to her real life. Instead, the commune’s leader,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Middle-aged, divorced, and seemingly a bit of a stick in the mud, Judith (Tessa Peake-Jones: Doctor Who) is so mortified that her daughter, Lily (Eleanor Wyld: Frequencies), has dropped out of law school to go live at Bonobo House — aka, the local “monkey sex cult” commune in their small English town — that she can barely even admit it to herself, never mind to her snooty, judgy neighbor. But enough is enough, and so Judith heads over to try to convince Lily to drop out of dropping out and get back to her real life. Instead, the commune’s leader,...
- 12/4/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. There will be a quiz later. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “Why don’t we see Lgbt parents portrayed in children’s films?” — Joanna Benecke at The Guardian asks a question that would make Kevin Swanson spit out his morning waffles. She offers some of the few current examples, and uses the headline rhetorically (since the answer is fairly obvious) to a clear-headed effect. After all, if Disney is going to draw heat without even trying, why not try? “Top 10 Christian-themed Movies” — Scott Nye at Movie Mezzanine offers a list of great movies along with insight into their explorations of Jesus and his teachings. It’s a powerful grouping, and I’ll volunteer to add Gravity as #11 (probably to Nye’s chagrin) as something that uses spectacle to achieve impact instead of trenchant character exploration. “It isn’t just The Breakfast Club: everything...
- 3/26/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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