Hudson

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Mikey P Quirky Indie Dramady. A story about family, difficulty, forgiveness, and friendship in a small town where nothing goes as planned, and everyone falls down sometimes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Fantastic Movie (and sound track). I really enjoyed this and so good for such a small talented cast. Don't miss it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful movie; about loss, friendship, family, and cousins, our first best friends. Solid performances, fitting score, and the scenery is upstate NY to a T. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member HUDSON is a gentle autumn drive between remembrance and forgiveness. It's title character, played sensitively by David Neal Levin, has undergone one of life's unwelcome transitions, the death of his mother, leaving him adrift in a cluttered homestead. When his long-lost cousin, played deftly by Gregory Lay, shows up unexpectedly at his door with his own internal baggage, Hudson seizes the opportunity to have him drive Hudson to spread his mother's ashes at a shared childhood vacation spot. Along the way they meet up with a young woman on her own journey back to the past. As these roads often unwind, there are unexpected reunions, pitfalls and u-turns. Together the three rediscover the childhood they left behind on their individual paths to adulthood. In the beautiful upstate NY countryside, we recognize along with them that the past is never truly what we remember and acceptance is to simply live in the present. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member After his mother's death, Hudson goes on a journey throughout the Hudson Valley to scatter her ashes and perhaps learn a few lessons about life, serve up some imaginary ice cream cones and even get in a few rounds of miniature golf. An accident as a child has left him a timid and reclusive mess of a human being, but he's charming and ends up showing that he knows way more than those in his life who claim to be adults. Directed by Sean Daniel Cunningham, who co-wrote the film with star Gregory Lay, who plays Hudson's cousin Ryan, this movie surprised me because I generally can see through the sentimenality of most films as cheap emotion. Instead, this film has a genuine heart. There's a great appearance by Richard Masur — Clark from The Thing — as Hudson's father, as well as stand-out performances by Lay, Mary Catherine Greenawalt as the hitchhiker Sunrise who comes into their lives and David Neal Levin as the title character. While the tale in Hudson isn't something that breaks new ground, it does stand out by the gentle interactions between its characters, the gorgeous way that it was shot and just that it's so competently made, which seems more and more doesn't seem to happen in major films, much less smaller efforts. If you met Hudson in real life, you may be put off by his behavior. But if you stayed with him, gave him a chance and actually listened to him, you'd end up having a richer and fuller life. This film gives you that in much less time and from the comfort of your home. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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