On the surface with this plight of male buddies, Sacramento may look like a poor man’s A Real Pain which just earned Kieran Culkin the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Happily, by staying stateside and smaller in its aims, Angarano’s film has an entirely zestier vibe. These are two men who, simply put, need to chill, and the stakes and environment reflect that.
Read MoreIn her solo feature directorial debut, Greta Gerwig has stepped in and pushed this cinematic species tremendously forward with the dramedy Lady Bird. The film destroys any notion of the “manic pixie dream girl” fakery. Lady Bird is a cornucopia woven with striking candor and filled with delightful oxymorons artfully composed to challenge taboos and stereotypes. Let’s give each oxymoron a life lesson and a paragraph or two along the way.
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