3/8/2023 0 Comments Ona grauerPosted in Film Review | Comments Off on COME TO DADDY: 2 ½ STARS. Tags: Ant Timpson, Come to Daddy, Elijah Wood, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Ona Grauer, Stephen McHattie, thriller It’s a mish mash of revenge, squeamish violence and surreal family drama that should please midnight madness fans but leave others reaching for a barf bag. It’s all good, gory fun that plays up the absurdity of the situation while still maintaining the complexity of the father-son relationship. As the running time clicks through to the end credits the stakes for Noval surge in increasingly outrageous ways. Trust me when I say that unless your family gatherings include torture and excrement dripped shivs, you haven’t experienced a father and son situation quite like this before.ĭarkly humorous and disquieting, “Come to Daddy” is a gonzo thriller that revels in the off-kilter nature of the escalating intrigue of the story. The situation doesn’t improve with the introduction of alcohol and soon the situation becomes dangerous. When Brian tries to impress the older man by dropping Elton John’s name, Brian calls him out in an embarrassing and cruel way. He’s met by Brian (Stephen McHattie), a flinty, drunken older man with a sharp tongue. After receiving a letter from his estranged father requesting a face-to-face meeting, he makes the trip to a remote California home to meet a man he barely knows. Wood is Norval, a self-described music industry big deal, raised by his single mother in Beverly Hills. Old wounds are opened by familiarity bred by contempt but few reconciliations have turned as dark and twisted as the father and son get together in Elijah Wood’s new thriller “Come to Daddy.” “should please midnight madness fans.” Thursday, February 6th, 2020įamily reunions are often fraught with tension. Posted in Film Review | Comments Off on CTVNEWS.CA: THE CROUSE REVIEW ON “BIRDS OF PREY” & “THE ASSISTANT”! COME TO DADDY: 2 ½ STARS. 07! CTVNEWS.CA: THE CROUSE REVIEW ON “BIRDS OF PREY” & “THE ASSISTANT”! Friday, February 7th, 2020Ī weekly feature from ctvnews.ca! The Crouse Review is a quick, hot take on the weekend’s biggest and most interesting movies! This week Richard looks at the emancipation of Harley Quinn in “Birds of Prey,” the timely messages of “The Assistant” and the father complex(ities) of “Come to Daddy.” Posted in Film Review | Comments Off on RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FOR FEB. Richard sits in on the CTV NewsChannel to have a look at the weekend’s big releases including the boundary pushing “Birds of Prey,” the #MeToo drama “The Assistant” and the giddily gory “Come to Daddy.” Posted in Film Review | Comments Off on CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS! RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FOR FEB. Tags: Ali Wong, Ant Timpson, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), Black Canary, Black Mask, Cassandra Cain, Cathy Yan, Chris Messina, Christina Hodson, Come to Daddy, Dagmara Domińczyk, DC Comics, DC Extended Universe, drama, Elijah Wood, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor, Garfield Wilson, Gotham City, Harley Quinn, Helena Bertinelli, Julia Garner, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Kitty Green, Kristine Froseth, Madeleine Sami, Makenzie Leigh, Margot Robbie, Martin Donovan, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew Macfadyen, Noah Robbins, Ona Grauer, Purva Bedi, Renee Montoya, Rosie Perez, Stephen McHattie, Suicide Squad, superhero, The Assistant, thriller Richard sits in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the wild “Birds of Prey,” the #MeToo drama “The Assistant” and the giddily gory “Come to Daddy.” Posts Tagged ‘Ona Grauer’ CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS! Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
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