Finally, at, he was home.Reviewed by kittenmittens43 8 /10 Not at all what I was expecting. After hours of coaxing and an undisclosed number of honey jars, he accepted their offer. Recently, Pooya was approached by to join their budding team of entertainment bloggers.
When he departed from academia, he left behind his youth in exchange for a labor routine, but the strange young man never lost his long-cultivated love of film. During his collegiate years, he was twice spotted on stage performing bizarre theatrical rituals before awe-struck audiences.
Often seeking refuge in the cushioned seating of his local movie theater, the odd adolescent would immerse himself in the scripted and effects riddled realities unfolding on the screen before him. These actions befuddled the boy’s parents, who still would lovingly oblige his unusual attraction to the motion picture. From his earliest years the strange boy would aimlessly wander the aisles of countless video rental stores, amassing his trivial knowledge with vigor. Those cinematic scarabs must have burrowed deep into his brain, irreversibly altering his mind, turning the poor boy down a dismal path. It was likely some acting bug, fallen from the dust riddled ruby curtains of an enchanted old stage that did it. Since his wee lad-dom, Pooya has been a sommelier of cinema. Watch the official trailer for ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ below: This is just a good movie that relies upon its actors and raw commentary. There are no big action moments, and most of the visual aesthetic is derived from the well-crafted textures pulled from the cultured New York City setting. ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ is definitely a film to share and re-visit. This unique indie comedy is a high-concept translation of the gushing drama of daytime talk shows, basking in the candor of it’s complex characters. From start to finish, ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ hooks the audience with it’s authenticity and innovative concept. The visual aesthetic is brilliant and ideally juxtaposes against the complexity of the personal dynamic between the characters as they feel their way through a unusually and trying situation. The ensemble of new and veteran talent paint a modern talbot of familial dysfunction at it’s finest, meanwhile endearing audiences in a way that leaves them hardly batting an eye. ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ may have a highly-unusual, and to some, perhaps even off-putting subject matter, but it’s really well done. Tom Lipinski as Lenny | ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ From the opening scene McDonald sets the narcissistic tone of the character, while also exposing the loose threads of redemption for Branciforte to use come the film’s climax.
While ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ could easily conceptually go astray, Magaro provides enough subtlety and nuance to bring a realism to this floundering young man in pursuit of his self-identity.Ĭhristopher McDonald, who famously played Shooter McGavin opposite Adam Sandler in the golf-comedy ‘Happy Gilmore,’ drops the over-the-top dramatics and brings an equally subtle and authentic character to screen with Harry. John Magaro steals the show as the darkly sardonic and oddly adorable Robert, as the character adeptly curates the woes of his modern and very unusual family dynamic.
While the concept of a father and son embroiled in a showdown of paternity seems as though it belongs on daytime television (cough… ‘Maury Povich’), Branchiforte skillfully eases the audience into the surprisingly authentic lives of the vexed characters.
John Magaro as Robert (left) and Dreama Walker as Sara-Beth (right) | ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ Cinematics (Cinematography, Acting, etc.) – 4Īs Julian Branciforte feature debut as both writer and director, ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ explores a complex and easily mishandled subject with authenticity and true New York City flair.