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A real-life story of a young woman Facebook-stalking her father leads to a paternal friendship with an entirely different man in Bob Trevino Likes It. In fact, the other guy is a total stranger — who just happened to have the exact same name as the woman's actual dad. The new film is based on the inspiring true story of filmmaker Tracie Laymon, and the award-winning indie dramedy hits theaters March 21, 2025. The sensational Barbie Ferreira portrays her with utter grace, with the eponymous friendo who soon enters the heroine's life portrayed a charming (and always reliable) John Leguizamo.

We all know Leguizamo. It's hard to believe that the veteran Bronx native portrayed the tyrannical Tybalt almost 30 years ago in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. Leguizamo is much more likable in this latest fatherly role, to put it mildly. But if you didn't already know of Barbie Ferreira's work, this will be a pleasant surprise.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, you and your loved one can cozy up for a quiet little indie movie that might leave you shedding a tear or two. Veteran actor David Duchovny is all over the film's promotional trailer, but the real star here is Oakes Fegley. You'll recognize him from hit films like The Fabelmans and Pete's Dragon, and in Adam the First he looks a bit more grown-up, playing a troublemaker but with a good heart. It's quite possible you'll enjoy this sweet Mark Twain-type tale that won't exactly rattle cinema as we know it, but the performances by a handful of familiar faces are solid and thought-provoking, especially seeing someone like Duchovny try something different from those iconic roles you know him from.

A Twainian Search for Dad

Adam the First 3.5/5 Release DateFebruary 14, 2024DirectorIrving FrancoCastDavid Duchovny, T.R. Knight, Oakes Fegley, Larry Pine, Billy SlaughterMain GenreDrama...

The director of Arlington Road, The Mothman Prophecies, Pearl Jam’s Jeremy and many more reflects on his career and some of the movies that made him.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Arlington Road (1999)

The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Firewall (2006)

The Orphanage (2007)

Nostalgia (2018)

Avatar (2009)

Titanic (1997)

Chef (2014)

The Laundromat (2019)

Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)

Demonlover (2003)

Under The Sand (2000)

Mulholland Dr. (2001)

Under The Skin (2013)

The Great Beauty (2013)

Slap Shot (1977)

Network (1976)

Straw Dogs (1971)

The Pawnbroker (1964)

Star Wars (1977)

The Exorcist (1973)

Jaws (1975)

The World’s Greatest Athlete (1973)

All The President’s Men (1976)

Liquid Sky (1982)

The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

City Of Hope (1991)

Stop Making Sense (1984)

Snowpiercer (2013)

The Flintstones (1994)

Matinee (1993)

Batman (1989)

Transformers (2007)

A History Of Violence (2005)

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Psycho (1960)

Psycho (1998)

Mandy (2018)

Phantom Thread (2017)

Magnolia (1999)

Boogie Nights (1997)

The Master (2012)

There Will Be Blood (2007)

The Mustang (2019)

Inherent Vice (2014)

The New World (2005)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

The Last Word (2017)

Cocaine Cowboys (2006)

The Burglar (1957)

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Patrons of coffee shops in a Us city have been purchasing beverages for strangers in a new kindness movement. Starbucks customers have been anonymously picking up the tabs of fellow visitors under the optional scheme, which is becoming increasingly popular in Birmingham, Alabama. The movement originates back to 2000, when Catherine Ryan Hyde encouraged random acts of kindness in her book Pay It Forward. A Starbucks spokeswoman explained that the idea's recent popularity is "consumer-driven", adding (more)...