Arguably the best thing about “After Class,” a purposely untidy and exceptionally intelligent dramedy about frayed family ties and academic contretemps, is writer-director Daniel Schechter’s refusal to ever let his protagonist off too easy. To be sure, lead player Justin Long’s graceless-under-pressure Josh Cohn comes across as more clueless than unsympathetic, less chronically selfish than fecklessly self-absorbed, as he muddles through seismic upheavals in his private and professional lives. But those failings are more than enough to keep viewers from remaining firmly and inflexibly affixed in his corner at all times. And that works very much in the movie’s favor.
Josh is introduced as a 38-year-old adjunct professor of creative writing at an unnamed New York City university. It’s gradually revealed that he’s relatively new to the job, and probably accepted it, gratefully, only because his playwriting career is stalled. But when those beans actually are spilled,...
Josh is introduced as a 38-year-old adjunct professor of creative writing at an unnamed New York City university. It’s gradually revealed that he’s relatively new to the job, and probably accepted it, gratefully, only because his playwriting career is stalled. But when those beans actually are spilled,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
“Every day, multiple times a day,” is how frequently New York City-based actor Silvia Morigi says she uses Backstage. Collaborators are as important as the project.“I always take into consideration the script and how much it speaks to me, and then how I feel about the people I’ll be working with. No matter how brilliant you are, if you’re not a good sport, creativity is going to suffer!” Leave a lasting impression.“I have been cast in projects I didn’t even have to audition for because I had [previously] auditioned for the people who were casting and didn’t book that role, but they remembered me and reached out through Backstage—it’s so easy to find talent there!” Backstage is as unique as you are.“I love that I can have as much personalized research criteria as I want, so I can view only the notices I’m interested in.
- 10/12/2018
- backstage.com
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