Linda (Rose Byrne) is having a hard time. Wait, that’s not quite selling it enough. “A hard time” suggests this beleaguered, bewildered mother needs to overcome an obstacle or two. What Linda is dealing with is an onslaught of soul-crushing strife. Her daughter (Delany Quinn) is overly anxious, extremely high-strung, …
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When Mary Bronstein’s daughter was seven years old, she became sick. At the time, the writer-director had no choice but to travel from New York to San Diego — the only place where her daughter could get the necessary long-term treatment. While Bronstein’s husband (director and screenwriter Ronald Bronstein) remained …
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Part of the promotional campaign for The Naked Gun legacy sequel was a trailer spoofing charity promotional videos, as star Liam Neeson pleaded with viewers to buy a ticket and help save the entire business of movie comedies. The joke sadly wasn’t too far off from the truth. Theatrical comedies …
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Rose Byrne can’t catch a break in the official trailer for A24‘s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Her character, Linda, is dealing with a house flood that made her roof cave in, a therapist played by Conan O’Brien who could stand to be better at his job, and …
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Your favorite platonic besties are back. Today, Apple TV+‘s comedy Platonic shared its new trailer for upcoming Season Two. In the show’s new season, Will (Seth Rogen) and Sylvia (Rose Byrne) are still platonic best friends, but the pair’s decades-long, boisterous dynamic is threatened as Will enters a relationship. “Will …
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Zooey Deschanel doesn’t need you to like her. Sure, the California native has spent almost two decades bringing her signature deadpan comedy and effortless emotion to screens big and small. She went from a few television appearances to a part in the rock film Almost Famous, and followed it up …
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The horror genre —like any other — has its stock characters: the creepy child, the father-on-the-edge, the wise mystic. When done poorly, these archetypes are basically a vehicle for forgettable scream-in-the-dark fun. When done well, they’re flesh-and-blood people you worry about from film to film, hoping that someday their suffering …
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It’s the age-old question: can men and women be friends? Well, in Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen’s new Apple TV+ series Platonic, the most important question isn’t can they — it’s should they? Byrne stars as Sylvia, an exhausted middle-aged mom. Once a lawyer with a promising career, she’s spent …
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