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Reviews
The Marx Brothers Council Podcast (2018)
Keeping the Marx Brothers very much alive!
Each month I look forward to another installment of the Marx Brothers Council Podcast. The depth of knowledge on the part of the hosts, that being Matthew Coniam, Bob Gassel, and Noah Diamond, is somewhat staggering but always enlightening. All three can be extremely funny and insightful. They clearly love Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo, and even Gummo - plus the others Marxian players such as Margaret Dumont.
The podcasts consistently have entertaining guests and quite interesting topics. It's a rare podcast where I don't come away having learned something new about the brothers - their films, TV appearances, lives, and more.
All I can say in conclusion is, regarding the Marx Brothers Council Podcast: HOORAY, HOORAY, HOORAY !!!
Detours (2016)
A wonderful, heart-wrenching, touching and funny ride!
I saw "Detours" at the Long Island International Film Expo along with two short films. While I enjoyed the shorts, I was blown away by "Detours". It's one of those films that hook you from the beginning and make you feel like you're a part of it, as if you're sharing a living room, kitchen, car adventure or meal with the players.
I'd seen Tara Westwood in "Surviving Family" and loved her performance there, but she won me over even more so in "Detours". Though her character's trials & tribulations here weren't things I have exactly been though, her performance made me feel her angst as well as her jubilation.
Her dad, played by Carlo Fiorletta, was both sympathetic and funny as hell. His humor, though, would come out of nowhere and be understated, making situations even funnier. In the end, though, it was his character's relationship with Westwood's that "made" the film. It was like they were real-life father & daughter (they're not).
I'm hopeful that there will be a sequel, because this is one family, albeit a two-person one, with whom I've love to spend more tears & laughs.