I appear on “CTV News at 6” with Andria Case to talk about the best movies and television to watch this weekend. I’ll tell you about he Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to cross your legs! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I sit in with NewsTalk 1010 host Jim Richards on the coast-to-coast-to-coast late night “NewsTalk Tonight” to play the game “Did Richard Crouse Like This?” This week we talk about the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I join CP24 to have a look at the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with guest host Natalie Johnson, to talk about the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I join the CTV NewsChannel anchor Roger Peterson to talk about the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I sit in with CKTB morning show host Steph Vivier to have a look at including the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres and streaming including the Space Age rom com “Fly Me to the Moon,” the Creep Factor 5 “Longlegs” and the absurdist “Mother. Couch.”
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LOGLINE: In this absurdist comedy, three adult children (Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans and Lara Flynn Boyle) must figure out why their mother, played by Ellen Burstyn, refuses to leave a green couch on the second floor of a rundown furniture store. With the help of the store managers (Taylor Russell and F. Murray Abraham) the siblings go on a voyage of self-discovery as they work on getting their couch potato mother out of the store.
CAST: Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Taylor Russell, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lake Bell, F. Murray Abraham, Ellen Burstyn. Written and directed by Niclas Larsson.
REVIEW: A mystery with no real solution, “Mother, Couch” is a family drama that examines themes of parenting and toxic relationships through a dreamlike lens. It offers loads of existential atmosphere, but no easy answers. Writer/director Niclas Larsson, adapting the novel “Mamma i sofa” by Jerker Virdborg, presents a strange mix of surrealism and sentimentality that never quite gels.
It’s a shame because the actor’s ensemble, led by McGregor, hand in solid, earthbound performances that keep this flight of fancy from spinning completely out of control. Standouts include McGregor, who plays the genuine befuddlement of the situation, allowing his long-suppressed emotions to overflow as things grow weirder and weirder, and Boyle, whose bitterness hangs over the situation like a shroud.
Drenched in metaphor and allegory, the dark comedy “Mother, Couch” breathes the same air as Charlie Kaufman and Ari Aster, but Larsson allows the metaphysical aspects of the movie to overwhelm the story’s true emotion.
