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- Thom Fitzgerald ’s “Stage Mother” is a sweet but ineffective comedy that cashes in on drag culture’s new mainstream fame. While the movie brings up a handful of important topics, the way it handles issues like drug addiction and physical abuse ultimately feel superficial and hollow.
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Aug 21, 2020 · Thom Fitzgerald’s “Stage Mother” is a sweet but ineffective comedy that cashes in on drag culture’s new mainstream fame. While the movie brings up a handful of important topics, the way it handles issues like drug addiction and physical abuse ultimately feel superficial and hollow.
The best place to start with Stage Mother has to be its screenplay. As a pure drama, the film may lack real, challenging depth, but its genuine and wholly heartfelt approach to storytelling makes it an utter joy to watch.
‘Stage Mother’: Film Review. Jacki Weaver's small-town Texas choirmaster takes over a San Francisco gay club's drag revue in this genial if formulaic seriocomedy. By Dennis Harvey. Frameline...
Jul 24, 2020 · Stage Mother is a paint-by-numbers feel-good comedy that ends up exactly where you'd expect. The journey, while predictable, is nevertheless entertaining. At the heart of the story is...
- Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier, Jacki Weaver
- Thom Fitzgerald
Bawdy comedy puts lipstick on overcoming prejudice. Read Common Sense Media's Stage Mother review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Thom Fitzgerald
- Tara Mcnamara
- Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier
Aug 20, 2020 · Stage Mother is such a feel-good romp of a movie that it almost makes you forget how revolutionary its content is—it’s an unflinching celebration of queerness that doesn’t shy away from exposing some of the dark everyday struggles we face as queer and trans people.
Aug 21, 2020 · When conservative, Texas church choir director Maybelline (Weaver) inherits her recently deceased son's drag club, she surprises her closed-minded husband and everyone else she knows by moving alone to San Francisco to save the club from bankruptcy.
