Movies in a Minute: "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."
Movie critic Bruce Miller says “Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.” presents a simple way of approaching life and the curves it tosses. It’s a good lesson for us all.
Movie critic Bruce Miller says “Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.” presents a simple way of approaching life and the curves it tosses. It’s a good lesson for us all.
Judy Blume’s coming of age story, “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” doesn’t shock with sex (or profanity) but addresses how a girl handles change when her parents move from New York to New Jersey.
This summer is stuffed with possibilities. But with the “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3” already in theaters, it’s likely superhero hopes will fall to another film – “The Flash.”
Glenn Close, Lizzy Caplan says, saw Alex Forrest as someone struggling with mental illness. “She was asking those questions. If you re-watch it knowing all that work that has been put into it, you see just how layered the performance is.”
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