Keep it a secret from your mother chapter 1 movie#
Margaret deserves a place in the coming-of-age movie hall of fame alongside the likes of Stand By Me and American Graffiti, particularly for the ways it treats girlhood with grace and gravitas, uplifting the fresh, relatability of Blume's voice. Instead, she meets them (and their parents) where they are with a poignant, funny, honest portrayal of puberty and growing up (understanding that for a tween buying a bra can be as traumatic as questioning one's faith). Craig, as has always been the case with Blume, never tries to talk down to her pre-teen audience or dismiss their intelligence. She's bolstered by an adult supporting cast including a luminous, yet harried Rachel McAdams as her mother, Barbara Bennie Safdie as her nebbish, loving father, Herb and Kathy Bates as Margaret's boisterous, affectionate grandmother. (If you need proof, consider that Blume outright refused to sell the film rights for 50 years until writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig's insightful pitch came her way.) Abby Ryder Fortson leads the film as the titular Margaret, avoiding anything cloyingly precocious, opting instead for a relatable awkwardness that feeds her interactions with gal pals and cute boys alike. Quiet, but never precious, this adaptation of Judy Blume's beloved coming-of-age novel is everything fans of the book could have wished for and then some. Air is a richly entertaining, nimbly paced ensemble piece, but it's also a passionate tribute to innovation and equity - something industry (entertainment and otherwise) could use a whole lot more of. In some ways Air is a thesis statement for Artists' Equity itself, a tautly written drama about upending traditional licensing deals in favor of a policy where athletes (and artists) get a piece of everything they touch. But much like Jordan on the court, Viola Davis is the GOAT as Jordan's steadfast mother, Deloris, who is determined to play hard ball for her son. Chris Messina steals scenes as unhinged, foul-mouthed agent David Falk, while Jason Bateman underlays his straight-man deadpan with subtle emotion as Rob Strasser. Corporate business meetings and athletic shoe design hardly seem the stuff of scintillating drama, but as with so much of his work, Affleck leads with humanity, digging into the people behind Air Jordans and why that personal touch was essential to their success. It follows Phil Knight (a delightfully gonzo Affleck), his company Nike, and employee Sonny Vaccaro (Damon) as they attempt to forge a business deal with Michael Jordan and develop the Air Jordan shoe line. (See: Blackberry, Tetris, Flamin' Hot.) But the flashiest (and the best) of them was Ben Affleck's Air, the first film from Affleck and Matt Damon's production company, Artists' Equity Studio. Christian HolubĢ023 is the year for crisp, cool takes on corporate IP.
Keep it a secret from your mother chapter 1 tv#
She's been a musician, a dancer, and a reality TV star, but here she proves she is truly an actress to reckon with. Gary Gunn's skilled score keeps everything moving, from one time period to the next. The real highlight of the film, though, is Taylor's passionate performance. The film takes place over the course of Terry's childhood and teen years like Moonlight's Chiron, he is thus played by three different actors: Aaron Kingsley Adetola at 6, Aven Courtney at 13, and Josiah Cross at 17. Although other people come in and out of the protagonists' lives, A Thousand and One is especially focused on the unshakable bond between mother and son, as they try to survive in a gradually gentrifying New York City (depicted through occasional archival speeches from politicians like former Mayor Rudy Giuliani) that somehow always manages to be most expensive for poor people. History as seen from the street, A Thousand and One evokes film favorites from the past decade like Moonlight and Boyhood in its decades-spanning story of Inez (Teyana Taylor), a single mother who steals her young son Terry from foster care so that they can pursue the American dream of independence and family together.
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