Uncertain Age

Late Bloomers

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye deviate somewhat from the usual to watch Late Bloomers, the 2023 coming-of-age comedy-drama where Louise (Karen Gillan) struggles to find direction in life after a recent breakup, and meets Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein) a cranky elderly Polish woman, after a drunken fall puts Louise in the hospital. Is the film a delightful twist on the Odd Couple formula, or are these “bloomers” just a mismatched pair? 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 Late Show

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas, Dale Basye, and special guest film critic and author Justin Tanner take on their biggest case yet: reviewing the 1977 Neo-noir mystery The Late Show. Art Carney plays Ira Wells, a world-weary private investigator nearing retirement, whose world is turned upside down when his partner is murdered, leading him on a search for a missing cat owned by eccentric talent manager Margo Sperling (Lily Tomlin). Is the film the perfect crime or is it just a shot in the dark? Find out on Uncertain Age! Be sure to visit Justin at Facebook.com/JustinTanner and check out his fabulous book of film essays, Available Light. And if there’s a movie, show, or podcast you’d like us to review, let us know at info@uncertainage.co!

Summer Camp

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye pack their bags and head off to Summer Camp, the 2024 film where lifelong friends Nora (Diane Keaton), Ginny (Kathy Bates), and Mary (Alfre Woodard) return to the summer camp of their childhood for a nostalgic reunion. Is the film like reconnecting around a cozy campfire with good friends or more like contracting cinematic poison ivy? 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!

Nomadland

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye leave it all behind and watch the 2020 Academy Award Winner Nomadland, the story of Fern (Frances McDormand) a woman in her sixties who loses everything, including her job and home, after the economic collapse of 2008 shutters the factory where she and her husband worked. Does the film deserve to be a Best Picture, or is it a case of Crash 2: Electric Boogaloo? 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!

Perfect Days

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye while away the hours (both of them) watching the 2023 Wim Wenders film Perfect Days. The film tells the story of Hirayama, a middle-aged public toilet cleaner living in Tokyo. Does the film find beauty in the most unlikely of places, or should it be flushed from Wenders’ contemplative oeuvre? 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!

Moving On

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye sit still to watch the 2022 dramedy Moving On, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The movie tells the story of two estranged friends who reunite at a funeral, bound by the love of their dead friend Joyce, and their hatred of her husband Howard, played by Malcolm McDowell (who stretches his acting chops to play a creepy guy). Is the movie yet another example of that crackling Fonda/Tomlin chemistry, or has their rambunctious rapport run its course?  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!

Swan Song

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye have an appointment with the 2021 movie Swan Song starring Udo Kier. The movie follows a hairstylist—once a flamboyant figure in the local gay community—who reluctantly comes out of retirement to style the hair of a deceased former client. Is the film a touching flight of fancy or a cinematic ugly duckling? 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!

Dating While Gray

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye give their eyes a rest and tune into the podcast Dating While Gray, hosted by writer Laura Stassi, which is geared towards people over 50 who are looking for love and companionship. Is the show a compelling peek into the challenges and joys of dating in the later stages of life or is it a bad blind date that will having you asking for the check? 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!

Only Murders in the Building

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye move away from “only reviewing movies” and into The Arconia apartment complex for Only Murders in the Building: the popular 2021 mystery comedy-drama series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez and co-starring almost everyone else. Is the show a delightful send-up of true crime obsessives or should it be evicted after three seasons? 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!

Last Vegas

Welcome to Uncertain Age! This week, AR (Anna) Nicholas and Dale Basye place a bet on the 2013 movie Last Vegas, where four lifelong friends—played by Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline—reunite in Sin City for a bachelor party. Does the film hit the jackpot or is it a case of what happens in Vegas should have stayed in Vegas? 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!