Set in 1973, new drama Uncle Frank stars Paul Bettany as Frank Bledsoe, a gay man who reluctantly returns home after a death in the family, and ends up confronting his past.
From writer/director Allan Ball; additional key cast includes Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi and Steve Zahn.
I’m a Bettany fan and this uncle/niece connection is just adorable. This is simply a clip but what a wonderful clip it is, right?
Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Lois Smith, Jane McNeill, Caity Brewer, Hannah Black, Michael Banks Repeta and Burgess Jenkins also star.
It was my curiosity about the movie’s title that lead me to watch. I just had to know precisely what it is that makes a dinosaur good.
Directed by Peter Sohn and starring the voices of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand and Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Disney’s The Good Dinosaur is a film about a very unlikely friendship. One between a dinosaur (Arlo) and a young human (Spot).
In terms of the story elements, there unfortunately isn’t much that I haven’t already seen before in other Disney movies. Except maybe the period in time. Beyond the setting, the film sticks very closely to the Disney animated movie formula – which is good in some ways but mostly it just left me longing for difference. This I’m sure isn’t how the films most obvious target market feels, but such is the way, that only with time and experience can cliches be called out, first hand.
The Good Dinosaur (2015), Spot
For me personally, unless a movie is really, really terrible, there’s usually something that stands out in a good way about it. Now, I definitely wouldn’t place The Good Dinosaur anywhere near the most memorable of Disney movies. However, I did enjoy the surprise of what unfolds soon after Arlo asks for help from the flying creatures, as I also did the cuteness of the ‘critter.’
The Good Dinosaur, It’s not the best, but see it if something really, truly appeals.
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