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...stars John Cusack, who, despite a natural tendency toward the dour, was one of the most delightful things to come out of the '80s. With the exception of 2000's High Fidelity, Cusack spent the aughts in a serious rut (Serendipity, Martian Child), so it's good to see him come back, even in something this ludicrous. He plays Adam, the semistraight man of the enterprise: reasonably successful in business but disastrous in love (his girlfriend just moved out) and in friendship, having long ago ceased calling his old pals Nick (The Office's very funny Craig Robinson...
...movie tells the story of a young couple, Gine and Frank Reiner, who are taken into the religion through the manipulative tactics of Scientology recruiters. Eventually, the husband decides to leave the group, losing not only his wife in the process but also his young child and a big portion of his family's inheritance, which his wife has donated to the church. Bergengruen says the film is loosely based on the real-life experiences of a German man named Heiner von Rönn, a onetime member of the organization. He says the filmmakers conducted exhaustive research in order...
Worn diagonally over one shoulder a la a messenger bag, the slings looked cool and promised what every new mother covets: a blissful baby, parent-child bonding and a free pair of hands for mom. Yet try as I might, I couldn't relax as I watched my newborn disappear into the voluminous folds of fabric. Was he so scrunched up it was hurting his neck? Could he breathe okay in there? I was also simultaneously worried he was about to slide out, so I always kept a hand on him. And if I had to do that, what...
...investigative reporting prize went to Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for her year-long series “Cashing in on Kids.” Rutledge’s articles exposed the corruption and fraud in Wisconsin’s child care program, leading to the passage of new laws aimed at eliminating criminal activities in the daycare business...
...supporting cast also provides humorous lines from time to time, especially Devon, played by Nate Torrence, who supplies the group of Kirk’s friends with naïve, child-like interjections which are so wrong for the situation that one can’t help but laugh. Molly’s friend Patty, played by Krysten Ritter, and Kirk’s friend Stainer (T.J. Miller) also have several comedic—albeit tense—stretches of dialogue...