The Good House
2021
Wendover, Massachusetts (North Shore)
Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Wry Dramedy
What’s it all about: Sigourney Weaver shows us how good she would have been in “The Witches of Eastwick” by sitting on the floor instead of the couch to drink wine by the fire with Morena Baccarin. As the descendant of a Salem witch, she has the power to “see” just about anything; except, it seems, for next-door neighbor Kevin Kline – a rich bachelor handyman with oceanfront property and abs.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: New England probs
Relics: calling weed “jazz cabbage”
Hoops: putting on a record and throwing up your arms to do a sensual dance because the wine is so good and you love this song so much
Heartthrob: Beverly D’Angelo
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: Kevin Kline
LoFi Magic: Canada as a beautiful stand-in for Massachusetts
Words to live by: “Thanksgiving is a lot to ask of a sober person.”
Makes me want to: revisit “The Ice Storm”
Candotti Take: n/a
Worth a watch/rewatch: No (unless you’re on an airplane)
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