Mother (2021)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" After two failed marriages a science fiction writer decides that coming to terms with his mother will improve his chances for a successful relationship, so he moves in with her. it soon becomes clear that she has no intention of making the process easy for him. With his customary blend of sharp observational humor and all-American angst, Albert Brooks delivers an alternately hilarious and painfully relatable look at the complicated ties that bind parents and children The film, featured son"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" After two failed marriages a science fiction writer decides that coming to terms with his mother will improve his chances for a successful relationship, so he moves in with her. it soon becomes clear that she has no intention of making the process easy for him. With his customary blend of sharp observational humor and all-American angst, Albert Brooks delivers an alternately hilarious and painfully relatable look at the complicated ties that bind parents and children The film, featured son"

Mother

“Poignant and absurd in equal measure, Albert Brooks taps into the conflicted push-and-pull at the heart of parent/child relationships. Vulnerable, pleading, and anxious in an equilibrium that’s daring to watch, Mother finds Brooks going full Oedipal complex as a man reexamining his life choices, mainly his unlucky love life, through the prism of his mother. He moves back in with her and launches “The Experiment,” essentially trying to find the source of her passive-aggressive treatment of him and how it’s wormed its way into his life by moving back in with her.   Before you assume “that sounds infantilism and a bit like a hoary sitcom,” just remember that this is Albert Brooks, so the jokes come about in circular ways and the destinations of scenes aren’t immediately obvio” read more

Films I've Seen in 2016 (November) (31 movies items)

"When: November 25th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from the library. What'd I Think?: A low-key, relatable comedy from Albert Brooks. My Rating: 8/10 Other Notes: NA."

2016: Films I've Watched in September (30 movies items)

"First Watched 9/18/2016"