Henry Winkler – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS (Tribeca 2026) – Review by Nadine Whitney

June 12, 2026 Nadine Whitney Ben Wang, David Wain, elizabeth banks, Fred Melamed, Gail Daughtry and The Celebrity Sex Pass, Henry Winkler, jennifer aniston, John Slattery, Ken Marino, paul rudd, Weird Al Yankovich, Zoe Deutch

Wain’s fish-out-of-water comedy relies heavily on increasingly ridiculous situations to carry the comedy. No stranger to getting silly, Filmmaker David Wain’s satire is very rarely anything but silly. Charming performances by Deutch and especially Slattery, Wang, and very game Jon Hamm can’t glue the “situational” aspect of the film together to form something particularly sustained and more than occasionally funny. Set piece after set piece grows tiring even if you’re on board with the over-the-top nature of everything.

Reviews

NORMAL – Review by April Neale

April 7, 2026April 9, 2026 April Neale ben wheatley, Bob Odenkirk, Derek Kolstad, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Normal

Normal is a bone-crunching, darkly funny action film that understands exactly what makes Bob Odenkirk such a compelling presence. He was never the obvious choice. That is why he works. The balance struck by the writer, the relentless action, and his very real imperfections create something rare. An everyman hero who bleeds, struggles, and still pushes forward. Paired with a partner who proves just as capable, the film hints at something bigger. Not just a sequel, but a franchise built on relatable heroes who don’t wear prosthetic makeup or tights, rooted in everyday smalltown, USA, as we feel helpless watching our country drowning in unchecked graft and corruption.

Festivals Reviews

MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE (SXSW 2025) – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

March 15, 2025March 19, 2025 Valerie Kalfrin aaron sorkin, Children of a Lesser God, documentary, Henry Winkler, Marlee Matlin, Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore, Oscar Best Actress, Randa Haines, Sara Newens, Shoshannah Stern, Sian Heder, SXSW 2025, Troy Kotsur, William Hurt

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first deaf performer to win an Oscar, earning the Best Actress award for Children of a Lesser God. For more than three decades, she was the only deaf actor to win an Oscar—and in navigating Hollywood, she often felt alone. The documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a revealing and introspective look at this groundbreaking performer but also an insightful one, conveying its interviews and revelations through how Matlin experiences life: with visuals, sign language, and captioning.

Festivals Reviews

MARLEE MATLIN NOT ALONE ANYMORE (Sundance FF 2025) – Review by Leslie Combemale

February 3, 2025February 2, 2025 Leslie Combemale (Sundance FF 2025), american masters, deaf director, documentary, Henry Winkler, Jack Jason, Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore, Shoshannah Stern

There are so few Deaf directors working in Hollywood, it’s a joy to encounter a film helmed by one. Made for the PBS series American Masters, director Shoshannah Stern makes the perspective of the documentary very clear. She shifts back and forth between spoken word used with hearing subjects, and subtitles and no oral interpretation with Deaf subjects as well as in scenes where she’s interviewing Marlee Matlin. That alone requires a shift in hearing viewers that creates empathy and understanding some might not have before watching the film. And Not Alone Anymore is a necessary and valuable film, because it tells the story of a groundbreaking trailblazer who has shifted American culture permanently and in dramatic ways.