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Vanity Fair\u2019s chief critic Richard Lawson return to us this week to talk about a piece in a trend of films about aging women self-actualizing, Lorene Scafaria\u2019s The Meddler<\/i>. Starring Susan Sarandon as a widow ingratiating herself to her writer daughter (played by Rose Byrne) and her circle of friends, The Meddler<\/i> provides a hilarious and heartwarming showcase for Sarandon, all told with uncommonly holistic observation by Scafaria. The film premiered at TIFF in 2015, earning deep affection from some critics like Richard and Joe, but was ultimately held until the following late spring, leaving an uphill climb in 2016\u2032s stacked Best Actress race.<\/p>\n
This episode, we talk about our love of the film and Richard\u2019s placement of it at the top of his best films of 2016.\u00a0We also talk about Scafaria\u2019s depiction of her own mother, Byrne\u2019s underrated brilliance within a varied career, and tense Apple store Q&As. And we\u2019ve got an update on Vulture\u2019s Movies Fantasy League!<\/p>\n
Topics also include J.K. Simmons\u2019 glorious mustache,\u00a0old-baiting the AARP Movies for Grownup voters, and Joe\u2019s personal paradise, The Grove.<\/p>\n
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