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Critic wrangle: "Momma's Man."
Fri, Aug 22 2008 12:30 PM

The theaters have been so awash in stories of stunted development that it seems unfair to summarize "Momma's Man," the third feature from Azazel Jacobs, the best film I saw at Sundance and one of my favorites from the year to date. But yeah, it is about how a 30-something man-child (Matt Boren) essentially moves back in with his parents -- except... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: Critic wrangle, Azazel Jacobs, Momma's Man, Ken Jacobs

"It was all in the script, and that is why Joan did the movie."
Thu, Aug 21 2008 4:12 PM

The world in quotes: "It was all in the script, and that is why Joan did the movie. She loved it. It's Death Race, right? And Joan Allen, three-time Oscar nominee, The Notebook, The Upside of Anger: she is always seen as the moral center of films...And I thought how interesting to take someone who is usually the moral center of movies and make her the... Read More...

by IFC.com - Indie Eye

Filed under: In quotes, Christian Bale, Paul W.S. Anderson, Death Race, Steve Barron, Azazel Jacobs, Frederick Wiseman, Joan Allen, Meat, Choking Man, Momma's Man