Mother, Couch (2024) - Review

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Mother, Couch (2024) - Review

Directed by: Niclas Larsson

Written by: Niclas Larsson

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Taylor Russell, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lake Bell, F. Murray Abraham, Ellen Burstyn

Runtime: 96 min

Synopsis: In a remote furniture store, Mother (Ellen Burstyn) stations herself on a green couch, refusing to get up, leaving her three estranged children - David (Ewan McGregor), Gruffudd (Rhys Ifans), and Linda (Lara Flynn Boyle) to figure out why. With the help of the store managers, Bella (Taylor Russell) and Marco & Marcus (F. Murray Abraham), David and his siblings embark on a mind-bending journey to reveal life-altering family truths.

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Pieces of a Woman (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Pieces of a Woman (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Kornél Mundruczó

Written by: Kata Wéber

Starring: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Jimmie Fails, Ellen Burstyn

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Thus begins a yearlong odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with Sean and her domineering mother (Ellen Burstyn), along with the publicly vilified midwife (Molly Parker), whom she must face in court.

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