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MAFIA MAMMA MOVIE REVIEW
If someone offered me a viewing of a new film by a director who is a part of a billion dollar global phenomenon with Toni Collette as the lead, they’d be making an offer I couldn’t refuse! Mafia Mamma, directed by Catherine Hardwicke follows Kristin (Toni Collette), an empty nester with a terrible job and an even worse marriage. When word comes in that her long lost grandfather has died, she is called to Italy to run his affairs. With her grandfather’s Consigliere Bianca (Monica Bellucci) she gets the ins and outs of her dearly departed Papi’s life’s work and slowly realizes his vineyard business wasn’t all about smashing grapes. With her best friend Jenny (Sophia Nomvete) on call she’ll have the Italian vacation of a lifetime eating, preying, and maybe a bit of romancing while she juggles personal pleasure and a diva don persona in this wacky comedic fish out of water flick. Bradly, Eliot, Kim, and Lewayne congregate in very safe circumstances to discuss whether or not a film with such zany hijinks even works anymore in this day and age, the relevance of The Godfather on the cinematic viewer, and the duty of the protagonist’s best friend.
DIRECTED BY: Catherine Hardwicke
STARRING: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Tim Daish, Giuseppe Zeno, Eduardo Scarpetta, Francesco Mastroianni, Alfonso Perugini, Sophia Nomvete, Giulio Corso, Tommy Rodger, Alessandro Bressanello
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Eliot Nelson (Screener Squad, Staff Writer)
Soaked in the soggy rains of Seattle, Eliot developed a love of sci-fi, movies, cartoons, heavy metal, and all of geekdom. Pursuing his passion for the written word, he got his BA from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He has since worked exclusively in the foodservice industry, like any liberal arts major worth their salt. Eliot wiles away the hours listening to movie reviews, writing his epic sci-fi novel, and consuming as much media as possible. His favorite movies include The Lord of the Rings, City of God, Dawn of the Dead, and Groundhog Day. When not rambling to himself about the ineptness of entertainment executives, Eliot posts infrequently on Twitter and squawks regularly on his podcast The Debasement Tapes.
Kimberly Brown (Highly Suspect Reviews)
Kimberly wants to live in a world filled with blue telephone boxes, speedsters, and ice dragons but through an ironic twist of fate, she’s stuck in this reality where these wondrous things only exist on page or film. Kim’s perpetual desire to consume sci-fi and fantasy media as a teen led her to the study of illustration/design at university to better understand its creation. Currently an Austin transplant, when she’s not wearing her critic hat you can find her pretending to like hiking, fielding questions about her hair or maybe even enjoying a local brew at the nearest dive bar.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
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