Palmer (2021)

I'm the first to say we should not judge a book by its cover and yet I almost skipped Palmer because of its poster. I didn't even bother reading the synopsis, I just decided it was not worth seeing on its poster alone. Thankfully, I stumbled on a review that made me reconsider my decision because this Apple TV+ original turned out to be a powerful, emotional, and heartfelt drama. 

Other People (2016)

It's Jesse Plemons's birthday today and as an appreciation, I decided to watch one of his movies. Other People was the only available on Italian Netflix and since I was yet to see it I checked it out.

The film follows David (Jesse Plemons), a young,  gay, struggling comedy writer as he moves back home to Sacramento to do something other people usually do, taking care of his mother, Joanne (Molly Shannon), who is dying from a rare cancer. Over the course of a year, he has to deal with the deterioration of his mother's health, more career setbacks and a strained relationship with his family, especially his father (Bradley Whitford) who has never accepted him being gay.