I wasn’t that surprised the Toronto International Film Festival selected Nicolas Stoller’s “BROS” as a world premiere last week. The early buzz for this comedy has been exceptional. I wrote on 04.29.22:
“Test-screenings have gone incredibly well for the film, which is said to be the first comedy to have an all-LGBT cast. Even the straight characters are being played by LGBT actors. Of course, that does not necessarily equate to quality, but word is that the film is flat-out hilarious.
I have an actual reaction from an LA test screening:
Saw Bros is premiering at TIFF and I actually caught it a few months back. It’s the movie Judd Apatow should have directed rather than that Netflix disaster. Actually, it’s the best Apatow that he never wrote or directed. If Bridesmaids & The Big Sick could secure a Screenplay nom, Bros is certainly on its way. It’s easily one of the best R-Rated studio comedies in years. Will play to a big audience (not just the LGBT community) and any theater audience will eat it up.
The film follows two men with commitment problems taking a crack at serious relationships. It’s PRODUCED by Judd Apatow. The TIFF world premiere will occur during the second day of the festival.
Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.