Uncertain Age

Lives Well Lived

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye get real, watching the 2018 documentary Lives Well Lived, which features a diverse group of seniors aged 75-100 who share their insights on life, love, and aging gracefully. Does the movie show the value of making the most of your precious time, or is it time best spent elsewhere? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Wiser Than Me

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye bone up on Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Wiser Than Me podcast, where the Seinfeld and Veep star interviews her older female idols. Is the show a candid and often hilarious series of insightful conversations, or is it yet another vanity celebrity podcast best left unheard? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Apples Never Fall

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye take a bite into Apples Never Fall: a 2024 psychological thriller miniseries starring Annette Bening and Sam Neill that lifts the rock off of a seemingly “perfect” family to expose the wriggling ugliness beneath. Is the show an engrossing exploration of dark family dynamics or is it a desperate Desperate Housewives-ish whodoneit? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

The Substance

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye swallow The Substance: the controversial 2024 psychological body-horror film starring Demi Moore as an aging celebrity who has hit bottom, and is willing to do ANYTHING to regain her youth. Is the film a provocative exploration of the warped funhouse mirror of female aging in modern society, or is it an off-putting mess of cinematic styles and clichés? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Waking Ned Devine

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye keep their voices down but run the risk of Waking Ned Devine, nonetheless. Yes, your plucky hosts hold vigil around the 2004 Irish comedy/drama where the title character wins the lottery and—spoiler—dies, so his village, desperate for financial relief, hatches a plan to claim the lottery winnings on Ned's behalf. Is the film a heartwarming romp full of charming Irish settings and colorful characters, or is it a movie best left to rest in peace? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Famous Agoraphobic Woman Tells All!

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye deviate from the usual format to talk about a film that they actually made together: like, a long time ago but only recently completed, and premiering at the Klamath Falls Film Festival. Get the inside scoop on the looooooooong journey of Famous Agoraphobic Woman Tells All! (the movie) on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

The Weasel's Tale

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye spin The Weasel’s Tale, Academy Award-winning director Juan José Campanella’s 2019 dark comedy where a group of elderly veterans of the Argentine film industry living together in a grand mansion are visited by a young couple with ulterior motives. Is the film a clever, intricate, and hilarious puzzle of intrigue or an attempt to sharpen the Knives Out formula?  Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Thelma

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye pay a visit to Thelma: the 2024 comedy-drama film starring June Squibb in her first leading role as a 93-year-old woman who gets scammed by a phone cheat pretending to be her grandson. Is the film an uplifting, darkly-comic revenge tale, or an attempt to swindle viewers out of their valuable time?  Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Wicked Little Letters

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye receive some Wicked Little Letters: the 2024 period comedy starring Olivia Colman where a small English town is thrown into chaos when residents begin receiving anonymous letters filled with crude and offensive language. Is the film a witty stab at the starched mores of polite society, or merely a bloated episode of Masterpiece Theatre?  Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Queen Bees

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye uncover a swarm of Queen Bees, the 2021 comedy-drama film that follows the life of Helen (Ellen Burstyn), a fiercely independent widow who is reluctantly forced to move into a retirement community after a kitchen fire. Is the film “buzz-worthy” or lacking sting? Find out on Uncertain Age! And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!