Jack of the Red Hearts, from director Janet Grillo, tells the story of a troubled teen who lies her way into a job working as the companion to an low functioning autistic child. Both the director and the writer (Jennifer Deaton) have experience with autistic children. They crafted a touching film about an untrained con artist who manages to connect …
The Act is based on a true story about a woman who suffers from Munchausen by proxy and the damage she does to her daughter because of it. The full series is available on Hulu.
The Way, Way Back opens on the miserable face of Liam James as 14-year-old Duncan, sitting in the way, way back seat of a vintage woodie Buick station wagon. Driving this aging monster is Trent (Steve Corell), his mom’s boyfriend. His mom is Pam, (Toni Collette) and his possible future step-sister filling the middle seat with all her teen-age horribleness …
