Movie Monday - 3/12/2018

Set in 1979, 20th Century Women is about an older, single mother (Annette Bening) trying to raise her teenaged son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in a changing world. She enlists the help of two young women (Elle Fanning and Greta Gerwig) and a handyman (Billy Crudup) to achieve her goal. The acting was really good. There was enough quirk to keep me interested. It was pretty good overall.

I watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople without knowing much about it. It is set in present day New Zealand. Belle (Rima Te Wiata) and Hec (Sam Neill) agree to foster Ricky (Julian Dennison), who's a bit of juvenile delinquent. Just when Belle breaks through Ricky's reserve, she dies. Hec believes that the welfare department will come back to take Ricky away; so, Ricky fakes his own death and runs away. Hec finds him, and soon, the two are the subject of a nationwide manhunt. It was pretty funny. I really liked it.

MK out.