A Short History of Decay (2014)

A Short History of Decay: Directed by Michael Maren. With Emmanuelle Chriqui, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Linda Lavin, Harris Yulin. A comedy from an original script by Michael Maren, about a failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, played by Bryan Greenberg, who visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother (Lavin) has Alzheimer’s and his father (Yulin) has recently had a stroke.

“I really enjoyed the tempo and pacing of this movie. Felt like a dance all the way through. Parents and kids revealing bits of themselves to each other, then pulling back, then being vulnerable, then teasing. All with a rhythm that felt natural to me. Not all that familiar in terms of my own family, but recognizably real. Yes, the parents are disappointed in their kids — and they have a right to be — but thatu0026#39;s life. And they still love them. Yes, the parents are in the last chapter of their lives, and they know it, and theyu0026#39;re dealing with it the best they can. One false note all the way through was the number of beautiful women available to the younger son. Oh well. Itu0026#39;s a movie and that pays for the tickets, I know. Overall, a well told story I will recommend to family and friends.”