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Goodrich: Mr. Mom Now Mr. Grandma-To-Be in Well-Meaning Dramedy

Goodrich: Mr. Mom Now Mr. Grandma-To-Be in Well-Meaning Dramedy

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 18, 2024Goodrich, Dramedy, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Single dad, Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Carmen Ejogo, Mila Kunis, Los Angeles, Family dramaComment

Ezra: Great Cast Keeps Family Drama Out of the Maudlin Zone

Ezra: Great Cast Keeps Family Drama Out of the Maudlin Zone

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekMay 28, 2024Ezra, 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, AutismComment

L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist

L’immensità: Penélope Cruz Anchors Italian Family Drama with a Twist

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekMay 24, 2023L’Immensitá, Emanuele Crialese, Francesca Manieri, Vittorio Moroni, Penelope Cruz, Luana Guiliani, Vincenzo Amaro, Italian, coming of age, Family dramaComment

A Thousand and One: Intense Sundance-Approved Family Drama Not Exactly as Shown

A Thousand and One: Intense Sundance-Approved Family Drama Not Exactly as Shown

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 29, 2023A Thousand and One, Family drama, Sundance Grand Jury Prize, A.V. Rockwell, Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, New YorkComment

Juniper: Learning to Live and Die in Life’s Last Moments

Juniper: Learning to Live and Die in Life’s Last Moments

By John Kirk

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 21, 2023Juniper, Drama, Family drama, New Zealand, Matthew J. Saville, Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier, Edith PoorComment

The Son: Complex Father-Son Drama a Mixed Bag That Tries Hard but Stalls

The Son: Complex Father-Son Drama a Mixed Bag That Tries Hard but Stalls

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJanuary 19, 2023The Son, Florian Zeller, Hugh Jackman, Vanessa Kirby, Laura Dern, Zen McGrath, Family drama, adaptationComment

Aftersun: Sparkling Debut Ponders Father-Daughter Love and the Essence of Memory

Aftersun: Sparkling Debut Ponders Father-Daughter Love and the Essence of Memory

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 26, 2022Aftersun, Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, TIFF 2022, Family drama, Drama, Father and daughters, ScottishComment

I Love My Dad: From Deadbeat Parent to (Ugh) Online Lover

I Love My Dad: From Deadbeat Parent to (Ugh) Online Lover

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 2, 2022I Love My Dad, SXSW, James Morosini, Patton Oswalt, Comedy, Family drama, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Amy Landecker, Lil Rel HoweryComment

As They Made Us: Twee Family Drama Boasts Strong Cast, So-So Story

As They Made Us: Twee Family Drama Boasts Strong Cast, So-So Story

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekApril 5, 2022As They Made Us, Mayim Bialik, Dianna Agron, Candice Bergen, Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg, Justin Chu Cary, Family drama, Drama, End of life issues, Neko CaseComment

Fatherhood: Kevin Hart Struggles with Grief, Baby… and Collapsible Strollers

Fatherhood: Kevin Hart Struggles with Grief, Baby… and Collapsible Strollers

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJune 17, 2021Fatherhood, Paul Weitz, Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Memoir adaptation, Single dad, Melody Hurd, Dramedy, Netflix, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Lil Rel Howery, Paul Reiser, Family dramaComment

The Killing of Two Lovers: Gripping Family Drama Examines a Murder of a Different Sort

The Killing of Two Lovers: Gripping Family Drama Examines a Murder of a Different Sort

By Kim Hughes

Review, PreviewJim SlotekMay 11, 2021Robert Machoian, The Killing of Two Lovers, Chris Coy, Clayne Crawford, Arri Graham, Marriage breakup story, Sundance, Family dramaComment

Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music

Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music

By Liam Lacey

Preview, ReviewAugust 12, 2020Things 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, BrothersComment

The Truth: Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Nod to French Cinema Propels Ace Family Drama

The Truth: Director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Nod to French Cinema Propels Ace Family Drama

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 7, 2020The Truth, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Clementine Grenier, Manon Clavel, French cinema, Family drama, Film within a film, TIFF 2018Comment

Waves: Messy, Overwrought Family Drama Demands Emotion but Arouses Antipathy

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 21, 2019Waves, 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 RossComment

Frankie: Stilted Drama As Dysfunctional as the Family at Its Centre

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 7, 2019Frankie, Ira Sachs, TIFF 2019, Isabelle Huppert, Marissa Tomei, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Drama, Family drama, EuropeanComment

The Farewell: Tender Drama Spotlights the Quirks (And Perks) of Families

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJuly 19, 2019The Farewell, Lulu Wang, Akwafina, Diana Lin, Tzi Ma, Family comedies, Family drama, Asian Americans, Female filmmakers Comments

Wonder: Saccharine Family Drama Saved By Merciful Jolt of Quirk

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 17, 2017Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Family drama, young adult novels

Double shot: All roads lead to Psycho; Hoffman, Sandler and Stiller hit Netflix in Baumbach telefilm

By Jim Slotek and Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 12, 2017documentaries, Hitchcock, Psycho, Shower scene, Horror, Family drama, Noah Baumbach, Ben Stiller, Netflix