2016 · drama · comedy
The Hollars
Directed by John Krasinski1h 28m2016
Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend Rebecca, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
Our read: The Hollars (2016) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured drama / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- tender
- intimate
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