SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS – Review by T. J. Callahan

Somewhere in Queens is helicopter parenting gone wild. But it’s also about a man who feels unseen and is trying to hang on to the one thing that made him standout, even if it is for selfish reasons. It’s about a mom who is facing her own mortality and doesn’t want to lose time with her loved ones. And it’s about a boy trying to become a man. Ray Romano, directing his first feasture, goes for the heart more than the laugh. His characters grow and learn from each other. He writes from what he knows…a close knit, loud Italian family.

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BAD EDUCATION – Review by Martha K Baker

Bad Education tells well the true story of a bad principal. Frank Tassone is one of those principals who knows each student’s name — and probably what his history project is or what sport she plays. He is compassionate, considerate, competent. He also harbors a secret worth millions.

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