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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: Lois Smith
Review: Lady Bird (2017)
While we’re up to our eyeballs in father-son stories on film, even pretty frequently seeing father-daughter and mother-son stories (both examples involving sons tend to be dysfunctional, because aren’t we just the worst?), there are relatively few really good mother-daughter … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Comedy, Diablo Cody, Drama, Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Lois Smith, Oscars, Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Henderson, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts
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Review: Marjorie Prime (2017)
MARJORIE PRIME took me by surprise. It’s a very well-acted, thoughtful chamber piece and dialed-back sci-fi has had great form over the last few years, but I wasn’t quite expecting the emotional content to hit me like a train. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Drama, Geena Davis, Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Marjorie Prime, Sci-fi
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