pandemic – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

LANGUAGE LESSONS – Review by Martha K Baker

November 4, 2021November 8, 2021 Martha K. Baker language lessons, mark duplass, motw, Movie of the Week, Natalie Morales, pandemic, zoom movies

You know how Ted Lasso was exactly the series we needed to watch during the pandemic? Well, Language Lessons fits into that category, too, as it’s also about believing and healing, and it’s also funny and poignant and so well done. Credit goes entirely to writers and stars Mark Duplass and Natalie Morales. She directed the lovely little film.

Movie of the Week Reviews

MOVIE OF THE WEEK October 1, 2021: STOP AND GO

September 25, 2021October 8, 2021 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, Julie Jolley, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, mallory everton, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, Pam Grady, pandemic, recovery, sherin nicole, stephen meek, Stop and Go, susan wloszcyna, whitney call

Time has moved differently since March 2020, often slowing to a glacial crawl. For that reason, the charming road comedy Stop and Go — which is set during the early days of Covid-19 — already feels quaintly nostalgic. Remember when we doused everything in Lysol? And changed clothes after coming back from the store? And were terrified our loved ones would catch Covid and die? (Hmm. Maybe things haven’t changed so much since lockdown started after all.)

Reviews

STOP AND GO – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

September 21, 2021September 25, 2021 Susan Wloszczyna Julie Jolley, mallory everton, motw, Movie of the Week, pandemic, recovery, stephen meek, Stop and Go, whitney call

It takes some mega moxie to put the pedal to the metal for a road-trip comedy set during the scary early days of the COVID-19 outbreak. But somehow Stop and Go, whose unfortunate too-on-the nose original title was Recovery, delivers just enough relatable amusement and zesty fun thanks to its leading ladies and screenwriters, Whitney Call and Mallory Everton, who co-directs with Stephen Meek.