Ep774: RELATIVE (2022) - Movie Review
Ian and David reunite to discuss a funny, heartfelt movie about family. No, there's not another Fast & Furious movie out; the guys dig into the latest dramedy from Chicago filmmaker Michael Glover Smith, whose latest, Relative, hits Chicago this week with a series of special screenings and Q&A's.
The film centers on a couple of Rogers Park soon-to-be-empty-nesters who throw a college graduation party for their youngest son. As far-flung siblings descend upon the house, the emotional baggage piles up higher than their overnight cases. In classic Smith form, Relative opens up the 24-Hour Relationships Movie and messes around under the hood, exploring how family bonds (and rifts) inform the romantic relationships in their various stages.
Ian and David pirouette through a minefield of spoilers to give viewers a sense of Relative without ruining the experience, looking at the subtle tweaks in archetypes that make the characters memorable and their predicaments...well, relatable.
Show Links:
Watch the Relative trailer: https://youtu.be/Ou5te4HCkOA
Get tickets and showtimes for the special Relative screenings happening in Chicagoland throughout the week!
Relative premieres tonight at the Gene Siskel Film Center, and David will host a producers Q&A with Smith following the Wednesday (6/15) screening.
Next Friday (6/17), Relative expands to the Chicago suburbs! Catch the 7:30pm CST screening at the Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge, and stick around for a Q&A with Smith and star Emily Lape, moderated by Ian!
Explore the films of Michael Glover Smith via his website, White City Cinema!
Listen to Ian and David discuss Smith's previous film, Rendezvous in Chicago.
Listen to Ian and David's interview with the cast and crew of Rendezvous in Chicago.
Listen to Ian and David's interview with Smith and Mercury in Retrograde star Najarra Townsend.
