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THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE (SXSW 2022) – Review by Leslie Combemale

March 12, 2022March 13, 2022 Leslie Combemale chloe sevigny, Colton Ryan, Conrad Roy, elle fanning, hulu, lisa cholodenko, liz hannah, Michelle Carter, pippa bianco, series, sxsw 2022, The Girl From Plainville, true crime, Zetna Fuentes

The Girl From Plainville is inspired by the texting suicide case in which 17 year old Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for coercing her boyfriend Conrad Roy to kill himself. There was a documentary on the subject called I Love You, Now Die released in 2019, but this narrative brings something more, because it can be as subjective as it wants to be. Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter is so magnetic you can’t take your eyes off her, and Chloë Sevigny, who plays Conrad’s tortured and grieving mother Lynn Roy, is as heartbreaking as Fanning’s is chilling.

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LONG SHOT – Review by Brandy McDonnell

May 7, 2019June 1, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments charlize theron, Dan Sterling, jonathan levine, liz hannah, Seth Rogen

Screenwriters Dan Sterling (“The Interview” with Rogen) and Liz Hannah (“The Post”) provide the just-right mix of the sweet and raunchy humor that made Rogen famous, while also balancing the romantic and political aspects of the comedy. It’s refreshing to actually laugh about politics for a while. It’s also bracing to see a romantic comedy free of most of the misogyny and plot machinations that have long plagued the cinematic subgenre.