Female Film Critics 24/375
In The Art of Adventure, director Alison Reid (The Woman Who Loved Giraffes) tells the globe-trotting tale of Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster, two longtime Canadian friends whose shared passion for nature and drive to see the world beyond North America led them on an 18-month odyssey across 50,000 miles and 19 countries in the late 1950s — and, later, fueled their careers as passionate stewards of the environment.
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Harper Steele was always Harper Steele but for most of her life she wore the persona of Andrew Steele, an Iowa born and raised comedian and writer who worked on Saturday Night Live for many years. That is where Andrew first met a fresh-faced Will Ferrell in 1995 and the two became close friends and collaborators. Andrew was in Will’s corner when other people thought he was a dud addition to the famous sketch show. Andrew and Will were part of a core group of comedians and writers who included Tina Fey, Will Forte, Tim Meadows, Seth Meyers, Kristen Wiig, and Molly Shannon (all of whom make appearances) and so many more. Josh Rosenbaum’s documentary Will & Harper begins with “Famous movie star, Will Ferrell” relating his thirty-year friendship with Andrew and the email he received which caught him unaware – Andrew had transitioned to her authentic self, Harper, and was now living as a woman. Harper hoped Will would still want her in his life.
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Pandemic-set movies are quickly becoming a dime a dozen, but stars and writers Whitney Call and Mallory Everton bring chemistry and comedy to their COVID road trip Recovery in what is definitely one of the funniest takes in the sub-genre. Call and Everton are definitely a comedic duo we’d be lucky to see more from.
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Romantic in tone and bittersweet in follow through, this entertaining romcom provides a fresh look at how modern love just happens, despite the vexing circumstances, and how mercurial the nature of love is in general. It is highly recommended.
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