For this review round-up installment, this writer is diving into a pair of films that celebrate two fearsome females in very unique ways: Becky from directing duo Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, and Josephine Decker’s Shirley, which pulls back the curtain on the life of acclaimed writer Shirley Jackson. These films couldn’t be any more different from each other, and I highly recommend seeking out both of them just as soon as you can.
Becky: 13-year-old Becky (Lulu Wilson) is having a rough time lately. Her mom has passed away recently after battling a terminal illness, and her dad, Jeff (Joel McHale), has seemingly moved on with the well-meaning Kayla (Amanda Brugel), who is anxious to connect with the troubled teen, along with her adorably precocious son Ty (Isaiah Rockcliffe). Everyone heads out to the family lake house for a relaxing getaway, but a group of neo-Nazis (led...
Becky: 13-year-old Becky (Lulu Wilson) is having a rough time lately. Her mom has passed away recently after battling a terminal illness, and her dad, Jeff (Joel McHale), has seemingly moved on with the well-meaning Kayla (Amanda Brugel), who is anxious to connect with the troubled teen, along with her adorably precocious son Ty (Isaiah Rockcliffe). Everyone heads out to the family lake house for a relaxing getaway, but a group of neo-Nazis (led...
- 6/9/2020
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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