Kyra Sedgwick – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

CAROLINA CAROLINE – Review by Diane Carson

June 22, 2026June 24, 2026 Diane Carson Adam Carter Rehmeier, Carolina Caroline, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, Samara Weaving

A sophomoric Bonnie & Clyde/Badlands copycat, director Adam Carter Rehmeier’s Carolina Caroline lacks complex characters and narrative creativity. Beginning three months after the main events, and thereby squandering any suspense concerning who will survive, Caroline (Samara Weaving) exits a motel room, throws up, and, after a driver exits his truck, steals it. Flashback to Caroline working in a rural Texas gas station when Oliver (Kyle Gallner) perpetrates a money payment/exchange con on the clerk. Confronting him, Caroline becomes enamored of his sophomoric philosophical justification and, shortly thereafter, agrees to hit the road with him, shoplifting, picking pockets, and robbing small town banks disguised with sunglasses and a black wig that is clearly exactly that. Unfortunately, this self-described “Southern gothic romantic crime thriller” fails to develop Oliver or Caroline beyond knee jerk simplicity.

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BAD SHABBOS – Review by Lois Alter Mark

September 15, 2025September 14, 2025 Lois Alter Mark Bad Shabbos, Daniel Robbins, David Paymer, Jon Bass, Kyra Sedgwick, Meghan Leathers

You don’t have to be Jewish to love Bad Shabbos but, if you are, get ready to laugh your tuchus off. The winner of the Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, Bad Shabbos is a surprisingly smart and taut dark comedy that deftly manages to transcend its somewhat silly sounding, Weekend at Bernie’s-ish premise.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Meryl Streep champions The Writers Lab’s Twelve Projects – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 20, 2024 Brandy McDonnell Elizabeth Kaiden, Kyra Sedgwick, meryl streep, New York Women in Film & Television, Screenwriters, the week in women, The Writers Lab, twiw

The Writers Lab recently announced that renewed support from steadfast champion Meryl Streep will enable 14 writers across 12 projects to attend this year’s lab. With labs now operational in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Europe, The Writers Lab is still the only program in the world dedicated exclusively to elevating the work of women and nonbinary screenwriters older than 40. In an industry that systematically excludes creators based on age and gender, the labs’ continued support opens doors for writers in the prime of their skills and insights. New alliances include Canadian partners Firecracker Department and the Female Eye Film Festival, along with U.S. industry jurors, including Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor and director Kyra Sedgwick, and production companies Hyde Park Entertainment (the 2011 movie Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) and Tinygiant (Good One, a selection of this year’s Sundance and Cannes film festivals).

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BAD SHABBOS (Tribeca 2024) – Sherin Nicole

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Sherin Nicole Bad Shabbos, Clifford Smith, Daniel Robbins, David Paymer, Kyra Sedgwick, Method Man, Tribeca 2024, Zach Weiner

If one person behaved rationally in Bad Shabbos the movie would end after 20 minutes with a 911 call. But that wouldn’t be a NYC story, and this most definitely is. Directed by Daniel Robbins with co-writer Zach Weiner, Bad Shabbos is a religious culture clash comedy that brings together a zany ensemble led by Kyra Sedgwick and Clifford Smith AKA Method Man. The film thematically flips the traditional greeting “Good Shabbos,” unfolding over a chaotic Friday night.

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SPACE ODDITY – Review by T.J. Callahan

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 T. J. Callahan Alexandra Shipp, Carrie Preston, kevin bacon, Kyle Allen, Kyra Sedgwick, Space Oddity

Kevin Bacon is one degree of separation from his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, as he co-stars in her directorial theatrical feature debut. Bacon plays a flower farmer who is trying to keep his family’s legacy business alive on Earth while supporting his troubled son Alex’s wish to live on Mars in Space Oddity. Alex says space is safe and so was Sedgwick with her storytelling.

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SPACE ODDITY – Review by Lois Alter Mark

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Lois Alter Mark Alexandra Shipp, Carrie Preston, kevin bacon, Kyle Allen, Kyra Sedgwick, Space Oddity

Kyra Sedgwick’s directorial debut is a charming little film with lofty aspirations. Space Oddity is about a young man named Alex (Kyle Allen) who is preparing for his upcoming trip to Mars. No, he is not an astronaut and, no, this is not a NASA-sanctioned mission. Rather, he has been enlisted by a private group whose legitimacy is questionable at best. But, despite his family’s misgivings, he is determined to leave behind the life he knows for a one way trip to a world no one has ever even visited.

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WEEK IN WOMEN: Kyra Sedgwick to direct Rebecca Banner’s SPACE ODDITY – Brandy McDonnell reports

July 1, 2021July 4, 2021 Brandy McDonnell Big Swing Productions, Kyra Sedgwick, Rebecca Banner, the week in women, twiw, Valerie Stadler

Primetime Emmy Award winner Kyra Sedgwick is directing the science fiction romantic comedy Space Oddity from Rebecca Banner’s acclaimed 2016 Black List screenplay. The independent production is filming in Rhode Island. Space Oddity is the first feature Sedgwick and Valerie Stadler are producing under their banner Big Swing Productions.