Night Always Comes fails to lift bleak crime drama on Netflix
Vanessa Kirby stars as Lynette in the adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel. The story follows her struggle to save a Portland house as she hatches desperate money schemes, aided by Cody played by Stephan James and supported by Randall Park and Julia Fox. The film, directed by Benjamin Caron, drifts into heavy-handed social commentary and a depressive mood, delivering a downbeat arc with uneven performances and a soggy payoff.
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Vanessa Kirby
Benjamin Caronan
Willy Vlautin
Netflix
Lynette
Portland
Oregon
Kenny
Zack Gottingen
Doreen
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Mom
Scott
Randall Park
Gloria
Julia Fox
Uncut
Cody
Stephan James
Michael Kelly
House of Cards
Eli Roth
Sarah Conrad
Kirby
James
Beale Street
the Crown
Andor
Caron
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads: a Spanish language stop motion satire
The eight 11 minute episodes present Marioneta and Dofia Quispe in a power struggle set in a bullfighting city aesthetic. Puppets deliver mystery terror romance and political critique with Almodóvar inspired flair produced by Cinema Fantasma and created by Gonzalo Cordova for Adult Swim and HBO Max.
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Pedro Almodévar
Adult Swim
HBO Max
Ecuador
Marioneta Negocios
Pepa Pallarés
Marioneta
Dofia Quispe
Laura Torres
el Cuchillo
the Knife
Coquita Buenafuerte
Gabriela Cartel
Espada Muleta
Kerygma
Gonzalo Cordova
Tuca
Bertie
Adam
Cinema Fantasma
TNS
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads do merit animated parody review
A brief critique of the stop motion special Women Wearing Shoulder Pads on Adult Swim streaming on HBO Max. It blends old hidden secrets with musical nuns and parodies from Gumby Rudolph Wallace and Gromit The Fantastic Mr Fox. It celebrates handcrafted animation.
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Rudolph
Wallace and Gromit
Mr. Fox
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