movie review
Reviews of new and classic family-friendly films; the perfect picks for movie night.
Critics Hate Hillbilly Elegy. Top Story - January 2021.
First a book, then a New York Times Bestseller, now a Netflix film, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of A Family and Culture in Crisis , depicts the abuse, drug addiction, and overall redneck fuckery that occurs in my home state, Kentucky, and other parts of Appalachia.
By Jessica Bugg4 years ago in Families
Spend The Night In With Lots Of Laughs To Share
There is a movie that just came out this year that is going to really get some smiles going in the family. This is a comedy that for everyone to watch. The movie has a full cast passing out the laughs. It is a funny adventurous movie called The Sleep Over. There are adorably comical kids who are roaming about in this movie. Malin Akerman plays the mom in this movie named Margot who also is a well-known thief that plays the cello. Ken Marino is the husband named Ron who is also a pastry chef. Sadie Stanley is the daughter named Clancy who is trying to build up the courage to ask her mom for what she would like to do in life. The daughter is also a cello player.
By Shelly Bartley4 years ago in Families
Movie Review: 'Blackbird' Solid Family Drama
Blackbird stars Susan Sarandon as Lily, the matriarch of a family dominated by strong willed women. As the story unfolds, Lily has made the choice to end her life before the disease that is slowly degenerating her body can end it for her. Lily wants the chance to say goodbye and go out on her own terms, even if it means having to have her husband, a doctor, Paul (Sam Neill) break all sorts of laws to achieve her end.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Families
Love Hate Love Remembers a Son Lost on September 11th and the Foundation that Addresses PTSD Across the Globe
Photo When Steve and Liz Alderman lost their son Peter at the WTC on 9/11, they almost immediately searching for a fitting manner to remember him. The couple was clued in when they randomly learned that there are hundreds of millions around the world who suffer severe mental illness due to torture, war, and terrorism. Thus, the Bedford couple began the Peter C. Alderman Foundation to address this global epidemic. Ten years later, their story has received worldwide recognition and is the subject of a new documentary. The film also has one of Hollywood’s most famous actors as its executive producer.
By Rich Monetti4 years ago in Families
Seeds of Yesterday
Cathy and Chris show up at Foxworth Hall, which has been re-worked by Bart, for his 25th birthday celebration party. Bart has stayed fixated on Malcolm and has an irritated relationship with his mom and uncle/step-father because of their perverted relationship. He's even changed his last name to Foxworth so as to underscore his good ways from them. His indignation and contempt is especially pointed towards Chris, however as yet indicating a profound love for his mom. Jory and his significant other, Melodie, show up to report she is pregnant with twins. Everybody, except Bart, is amped up for the news and Bart is envious of his sibling since he covertly desires Melodie.
By Chrystal Berkeley4 years ago in Families
Reflections on "A Marriage Story"
The other day, I sat at the dinner table with my kids and did something I rarely do -- I told them about a movie I'd watched three times, called A Marriage Story (directed by Noah Baumbach), about a couple who gets divorced and ends up moving to Los Angeles.
By Jana Marie Rose4 years ago in Families
Movie Review: 'Babysplitters' Can't Even Pander well
I don’t believe in conspiracy theories but if I were to subscribe to one, it would be one in which filmmakers were inculcated to reinforce traditional family dynamics. Any time a movie attempts to deviate from the norm and present unconventional types of sexual or familial dynamics, you know that this is merely a Trojan horse and that by the end, the characters will be in their loving, two person, hetero-normative relationship with kids that are genetically their own.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Families
My Review of "The Song of Names"
The Song of Names was a movie that came out last year. I was fortunate enough to be picked for an early screening to this movie when it first came out but I was too late to respond so I didn't get to watch it until now. I'm a little disappointed because I now realize how great of a movie I missed out on. This movie is complex with multiple layers of story telling. You won't regret watching it.
By Brian Anonymous4 years ago in Families
Lifetime Review: 'Birthmother's Betrayal'
Ever since she adopted her, Amy Bennett's (Tanya Clarke) life has centered around her daughter Tara (Monica Rose Betz). But for Tara, Amy's protectiveness has begun to grow annoying--particularly her refusal to let Tara seek out her birthmother. It's after a frightening incident at her 16th birthday party that Tara decides to find her biological mother via an ancestry DNA website. Upon finally meeting Grace Culver (Aria Pullman), Tara is overjoyed to finally connect with her birthmother.
By Trevor Wells4 years ago in Families