SMILE ***/**** starring Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher, Robin Weigert written and directed by Parker Finn SMILE 2 ***½/**** starring Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Kyle Gallner written and directed by Parker Finn by Walter Chaw I was distracted by what I saw as the narrative looseness of Parker Finn’s Smile, based on his short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. I thought it made a bit of a splash for a high concept carried obsessively–the titular smile maybe really just the Kubrick stare: lowered brow, manic grin. Although I admired the craft of it and Sosie Bacon’s star … Continue reading Smile (2022) + Smile 2 (2024)