Directed by Mark & Jay Duplass Some movies shove intimacy into plot because it seems like they have to. The Duplass brothers do the inverse. Their movies are all about the eventual, revealing quiet moments between two characters, and everything else is constructed just to deliver those moments. Jeff, Who Lives at Home finds several … Continue reading Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011)
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Paddleton (2019)
Directed by Alex Lehmann Michael and Andy (Mark Duplass, Ray Romano) are two friends and neighbors whose lives are defined by a healthy amount of stasis, even when Michael learns he has terminal cancer. They watch and re-watch their favorite kung fu movies, reheat the same flavored pizzas and play a made up game (Paddleton) … Continue reading Paddleton (2019)
Tully (2018)
Directed by Jason Reitman Tully, the third collaboration between writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, is a story about motherhood. Like Juno and Young Adult, this is a human comedy, sensitive to its characters and what plagues them. The humor in these movies feels real, sometimes painfully so. The Charlize Theron character in Young Adult might feel … Continue reading Tully (2018)
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