A Slipping-Down Life
First screened in December 2018
Director: Toni Kalem. Cast: Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, John Hawkes, Tom Bower, Shawnee Smith, Sara Rue, Marshall Bell, Veronica Cartwright, Clea DuVall, Irma P. Hall, Bruno Kirby, Keith McDermott, Harv Morgan, Gary Ragland, Norman Bennett, Margaret Bowman. Screenplay: Toni Kalem (based on the novel by Anne Tyler). Twitter Capsule:
Tale of zealous fixation could stand to muster a bit more zeal itself. Quietly odd. Makes little impression.
VOR:①
I'm surprised movie-makers never made more or better use of Anne Tyler, whereas I'm startled how hard they leaned on Lili Taylor for a while there.
