SEPARATION MOVIE REVIEW

Rupert Friend is living the dream. Or, he was, back when it seemed like his creepy-but-still-kinda-for-kids comic book was gonna be a thing. It never turned into a thing. Still, he has some demo puppets based on his characters that his daughter loves (kids are weird) and his wife is no longer amused by him still being stuck in the past and what might have happened. Divorce proceedings begin, and not in a pretty way, when his wife unexpectedly dies after being hit by an unknown driver. As a newly single dad he has a lot to cope with: Madeline Brewer as a little too attention starved babysitter, Brian Cox as an angry father-in-law who wants sole custody of the daughter himself, and worst of all it seems that maybe those puppets in the house seem to be coming to life and not in a Jim Henson-ish way. Chris, Frank, Adrian, and Brad take on this mildly creepy horror and have trouble coming to a consensus, but at least we get to see the most horrible doll ever made…I mean, if you’re a subscriber you do.

**This review is available as a longer, uncut, video version for TIME LORD subscribers and above right here**

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DIRECTED BY: William Brent Bell

STARRING: Rupert Friend, Madeline Brewer, Mamie Gummer, Brian Cox, Chelsea Debo, Violet McGraw, Eric T. Miller, Troy James, Simon Quarterman, Manny Perez, Linda Powell, Lorrie Odom, Ratnesh Dubey

 

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Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, in 1992 Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas, where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this paradise you see before you. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)

Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.

 

 

Adrian El Critico (Screener Squad)

Though born and raised in Chicago, this film critic is Mexican to the bone. Adrian has been watching movies since he was a child, many of which might not have been age appropriate. Still, he couldn’t get enough. All throughout his life, friends and family would look to him for his recommendatio...