![]() Showalter is not a cinematic stylist, per se, but more of a nuts-and-bolts filmmaker, managing tone and pace. ![]() During one particularly heart-wrenching moment, Showalter allows Michael to step out of his own grief to assert his TV journalist side, interviewing Kit as he would an actor on set. Showalter also employs TV tropes to capture Michael’s childhood flashbacks to his mother’s own battle with cancer, shot and styled like a ‘90s family sitcom, complete with laugh track. The characters watch “RuPaul’s Drag Race” or “Felicity” for connection and comfort, and there’s also the matter of the Smurfs collection, with which a psychoanalyst could have a field day. ![]() ![]() The screenplay marks the feature screenwriting debut of Dan Savage, known for his sex advice column “Savage Love” in the Seattle alt-weekly the Stranger, as well as his long-running podcast, “Savage Lovecast.” Savage adapted Ausiello’s 2017 book with David Marshall Grant, and the screenplay maintains the grounded honesty that feels typical to Savage’s work, despite the sappy Hollywood romance trappings of the film.ĭirected by TV and film veteran Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick,” “Lovebirds” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”), “Spoiler Alert” is aesthetically unshowy, aside from a few meta moments meant to demonstrate how Michael copes with life’s challenges through media. Because moviegoing carries risks during this time, we remind readers to follow health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC and local health officials. The Times is committed to reviewing theatrical film releases during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]()
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