Ep1164: A Little Prayer (2025) - Movie Review
Ian and David unlock a May 2025 time capsule with a review of Angus MacLachlan's small town drama, A Little Prayer!
The film had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago Critics Film Festival in May, and recently became available On Demand. In this spoilerific discussion, the guys dig deep into this stunningly shot, beautifully acted story about an elderly father named Bill (David Strathairn) who discovers that his son, David (Will Pullen), is cheating on his wife, Tammy (Jane Levy). Complicating matters is the return of Bill's other daughter, Narcedalia (Dascha Polanco), who has just moved back into the family home with her own kid, as they seek refuge from Narce's criminal husband.
There are more twists and turns to this story, which is way more contemplative than this "Springer Show" description might suggest. Ian and David loved a lot about the film, but there are a couple of themes that rubbed one of them the wrong way.
Join us for a found-family, issues-hashing good time, and check out A Little Prayer wherever you stream movies--courtesy of Music Box Films!
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Watch the A Little Prayer (2025) trailer.
Plus! Listen to Ian and David's other recent (and very raucous) reviews of:
Are We Good? (2025)
Spinal Tap 2 / Megadoc (2025)
Being Maria / Last Tango in Paris (2025 / 1972)
The Unholy Trinity (2025)
Magazine Dreams (2025)
A Real Pain (2025)
Rebel Ridge (2024)
