They Lost My Grandmother's Brain

One lover of the grape interviews another - one who writes songs and plays music.

July 21, 2000 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Thank You and Good Night!

"...When Jan Oxenberg began this film in 1978, her grandmother, Mae Joffe, was already wasting away from terminal cancer..."

April 17, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rhapsody in August

"...generations -- four children, their parents and the children's grandmother -- to represent the Japanese people. The children have..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Boy

Set on the eastern New Zealand coast in 1984, Boy is a wisp of a story, but originally told by the director of Eagle vs Shark.

"...who lives with his younger brother Rocky (Eketone-Whitu), his grandmother, and several cousins since his mother is deceased and..."

April 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bear Cub

Spanish drama avoids the politics of gay adoption while focusing instead on realistic characters and situations.

"...hitch comes along in the form of Bernardo's paternal grandmother, whose grief for her own dead son prompts her..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best of the Best Two

"...down at the out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere home of Rhee's Native American grandmother (just how Rhee's character -- an Asian -- manages..."

March 12, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

American Woman

Sienna Miller pulls pages from a journal of loss in small town

"...than she's been an adult and now she's a grandmother too, courtesy of her daughter Bridget (Ferreira). She's got..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Photograph

Indian romance is best in its quiet moments

"...Meanwhile, Rafi’s grandmother (Jaffar) is anxious to see him married. In desperation,..."

May 24, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grandma

Lily Tomlin leads a dynamic cast down roads less traveled

"...A tow-headed, college-aged girl, Sage has come to her grandmother with the hope of obtaining the $600 she needs..."

Sept. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Different Stages' 4000 Miles

The grandmother in the tiny Manhattan flat is the heart of the quiet, thoughtful 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog

"...not even particularly gracious as a guest of his grandmother, who tolerates most of his lousy attitude as she..."

March 25, 2016 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Staff of Life: Fannie 'Ma' House's Biscuits

Almost as good as your grandmother used to make

"...me up when I'd spend the night at my grandmother's house in the country. I could hear her rustling..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Montana Blues

Great-grandmother Marie died of a broken heart in Billings, Mont.

"...Last we heard from great-grandmother Marie, she was running a whorehouse in Billings, Mont...."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Gifted

A child prodigy gets caught up in a custody battle

"...emotional long run and so declines. Enter Mary’s British grandmother (Duncan), herself something of a highly regarded intellectual, who’s..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mustang

Five Turkish sisters fight the patriarchy in this widely hailed drama

"...discover that a nosy neighbor has tattled to their grandmother (the girls' parents died in a car crash 10..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Joy

Jennifer Lawrence rises above family dysfunction in this comic biopic

"...unfulfilled dreams in narration lovingly voiced by her compassionate grandmother (Ladd, who effortlessly exudes maternal affection), with words like..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Krampus

This horror-comedy brings a demon to the holiday gathering

"...teen sis Beth (Owen), he’s closest to his German-speaking grandmother Omi (Stadler). Things head south, albeit comically, when the..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Good Day, Ramón

This Mexican hit tells a heartwarming story about a teen who's forced to rely on the kindness of strangers when he travels to Germany to find work.

"...right by his impoverished and ailing mother (Ramírez) and grandmother (Barraza). But after five unsuccessful attempts to cross over..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black or White

Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer play guardians who fight over the custody of their granddaughter.

"...childbirth, but his increasingly inebriated state has Eloise’s remaining grandmother, Rowena (Spencer), wondering if she wouldn’t be a better..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Food Issue: Rock & Roll Chef

A soundtrack for your chicken posole

"...of the stovetop, there was always singing in my grandmother’s kitchen...."

June 14, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Texas Chainsaw

Decades after the original, this story about the deranged, backwoods cannibal with a power tool still has legs – and extra 3-D torque.

"...she has inherited a house in Texas from a grandmother she never knew she had. Off she heads in..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ParaNorman

The animation outfit behind Coraline scores another one for the dark side with this endearingly sweet and spooky ode to the supernatural.

"...Alvin (Mintz-Plasse). In between hanging out with his (late) grandmother (Stritch) and watching horror movies, Norman spends time with..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Headhunters

This Norwegian crime thriller is anchored by a schemer who brings on his own ruin.

"...paramilitary background and a Flemish masterpiece stashed in his grandmother's closet. What Roger doesn't grasp – that is, not..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hesher

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Hesher, the nihilistic antidote to a downbeat family in this drama that raises its middle finger toward nothing in particular.

"...barely allows him to function. They live with T.J.’s grandmother (Laurie), who sees to their basic needs for food..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

13 Assassins

The prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike takes a turn toward the truly epic with this classically styled samurai picture.

"...transgressive or, at the very least, inappropriate for your grandmother's sensibilities. This is, after all, the director whose episode..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Train Home

This small masterpiece of documentary filmmaking offers an intimate look at the impact of China’s industrial growth.

"...years ago to leave their children behind with their grandmother and seek work far away in the city factories..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2010: Animation

This year's five nominees for the best animated short Oscar are available for viewing. This year’s five Academy Award-nominated animated shorts include “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” the latest stop-motion Claymation piece from Nick Park and Aardman; “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” by Nicky Phelan; “The Lady and the Reaper" by Recio García; “French Roast” by Fabrice O. Joubert; and the winning “Logorama” by the H5 collective.

"...segment in a larger series in which a cronish grandmother filters her grandchildren’s bedtime stories through her own deeply..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Tyler Perry's Madea delivers a couple of young delinquents to their only living relative, a shady nightclub singer who must rise to the occasion.

"...or less raising her two younger brothers. When their grandmother goes missing, Jennifer and her brothers are dumped on..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eye of the Dolphin

This family film is charming enough to inspire young girls to grow up wanting to swim with live dolphins rather than groom My Little Ponies.

"...mother's death. When she gets suspended from school, her grandmother (Ross) decides it might be time to meet the..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In the Land of Women

Adam Brody stars in this movie, which also features Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, as a young man creeping toward adulthood.

"...goes to stay for a while with his batty grandmother (Dukakis) and “regroup.” While Dukakis mostly delivers schtick, Carter..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arthur and the Invisibles

Live-action/animation hybrid from Luc Besson features a host of hip vocal talent but little more.

"...10-year-old Arthur (Finding Neverland wunderkind Highmore) must save his grandmother (Farrow) from foreclosure by retrieving a fortune in rubies..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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