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It's gotta be tough to break into filmmaking when your
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dad is already one of the greats. But that's why
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destri Allen Spielberg has done with Please Don't Feed the Children. Obviously,
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she's the daughter of Steven Spielberg, and let's be honest,
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there will be those who write her off immediately as
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a NEPO baby cashing in on her last name. But
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her debut is a solid effort that initially has you
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thinking it will follow in her father's famous style. Spielberg
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instead goes her own direction by refusing to stick with
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any one particular genre. The post apocalyptic pandemic thriller is
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as much a horror movie as it is a road
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trip film and a coming of age story, angered by
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a creepy lead performance by Michelle Dockery. Set in the
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dystopian society in the not too distant future, Please Don't
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Feed the Children begins in the wake of a viral
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outbreak that has decimated the adult population, but the disease
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blamed on kids. They are captured and herded into brutal camps,
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but there are also roving packs of orphans avoiding capture,
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most of them committing petty crimes just to survive when
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they aren't looking for a fabled haven where all children
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are safe. Zobe Coletti, Reagan, Eliyah, Andrew Liner, Josh Melinich,
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Dean Scott Vasquez, and Emma Misle play a group of
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frigitive orphans who, after a botched shoplifting turns deadly, break
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into the worst home possible. Because of her long stint
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on down to Nabbey. We're sort of trained to expect
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refined and mannered characters from Dockery, and initially it seems
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this will be another one, but she proves to be
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quite the crafty, nasty villain, tricking the gang until she
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has them subdued, locked away, and terrorized. When they start
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disappearing from their captivity one by one, they begin to
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realize that she's keeping something far worse hidden away in
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her home. There have been loads of behind the scenes
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this is shar you that have plagued Please don't feed
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the children, which happens when you've got a shoestring production
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such as this. But Spielberg has shrugged all that off
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and put together a film that, while grappling with an
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uneven and familiar screenplay by Paul Bertino manages to creep
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up a good pace and deliver some intriguing conflict among
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the group who don't completely trust one another. The always
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reliable gen Carlo Esposito has a small role as a
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sheriff and a friend to Dockery's character. Together, Esposito and
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Dockery bring invaluable gravitas, and to Please Don't Feed the
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Children's benefit to have them both in the final act.
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This is about as close as we get to Espozilo
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playing a morally decent character lately, it seems, anyway, and
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that speaks to the dark, cynical outlook the film leaves
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you with, because morality and decency seem to be rarities
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in this world. Foredestri Allen Spielberg. Her debut shows enough
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promise that we could be confident that this is the
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start of her filmmaking career and at the beginning of
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the end. Please Don't Feed the Children is available now
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on tob and it gets a three out of five.
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Thanks for checking out the show. If you like what
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we're laying down, please subscribe to our channel and click
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1
00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:03.359
It's gotta be tough to break into filmmaking when your
2
00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:06.679
dad is already one of the greats. But that's why
3
00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:11.800
destri Allen Spielberg has done with Please Don't Feed the Children. Obviously,
4
00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:15.119
she's the daughter of Steven Spielberg, and let's be honest,
5
00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:17.640
there will be those who write her off immediately as
6
00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.879
a NEPO baby cashing in on her last name. But
7
00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:23.719
her debut is a solid effort that initially has you
8
00:00:23.760 --> 00:00:27.280
thinking it will follow in her father's famous style. Spielberg
9
00:00:27.359 --> 00:00:30.000
instead goes her own direction by refusing to stick with
10
00:00:30.280 --> 00:00:35.679
any one particular genre. The post apocalyptic pandemic thriller is
11
00:00:35.719 --> 00:00:37.759
as much a horror movie as it is a road
12
00:00:37.840 --> 00:00:41.039
trip film and a coming of age story, angered by
13
00:00:41.039 --> 00:00:45.479
a creepy lead performance by Michelle Dockery. Set in the
14
00:00:45.640 --> 00:00:49.320
dystopian society in the not too distant future, Please Don't
15
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:51.600
Feed the Children begins in the wake of a viral
16
00:00:51.640 --> 00:00:55.759
outbreak that has decimated the adult population, but the disease
17
00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:59.880
blamed on kids. They are captured and herded into brutal camps,
18
00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:03.960
but there are also roving packs of orphans avoiding capture,
19
00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:07.840
most of them committing petty crimes just to survive when
20
00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:10.799
they aren't looking for a fabled haven where all children
21
00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:17.239
are safe. Zobe Coletti, Reagan, Eliyah, Andrew Liner, Josh Melinich,
22
00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.239
Dean Scott Vasquez, and Emma Misle play a group of
23
00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:26.359
frigitive orphans who, after a botched shoplifting turns deadly, break
24
00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:31.000
into the worst home possible. Because of her long stint
25
00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.840
on down to Nabbey. We're sort of trained to expect
26
00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:38.079
refined and mannered characters from Dockery, and initially it seems
27
00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:40.840
this will be another one, but she proves to be
28
00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:44.400
quite the crafty, nasty villain, tricking the gang until she
29
00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:49.239
has them subdued, locked away, and terrorized. When they start
30
00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:52.560
disappearing from their captivity one by one, they begin to
31
00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:55.439
realize that she's keeping something far worse hidden away in
32
00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:59.760
her home. There have been loads of behind the scenes
33
00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:01.840
this is shar you that have plagued Please don't feed
34
00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:05.159
the children, which happens when you've got a shoestring production
35
00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:09.599
such as this. But Spielberg has shrugged all that off
36
00:02:09.639 --> 00:02:12.680
and put together a film that, while grappling with an
37
00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:17.240
uneven and familiar screenplay by Paul Bertino manages to creep
38
00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:20.400
up a good pace and deliver some intriguing conflict among
39
00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:24.879
the group who don't completely trust one another. The always
40
00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:27.719
reliable gen Carlo Esposito has a small role as a
41
00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:32.759
sheriff and a friend to Dockery's character. Together, Esposito and
42
00:02:32.840 --> 00:02:36.919
Dockery bring invaluable gravitas, and to Please Don't Feed the
43
00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:39.479
Children's benefit to have them both in the final act.
44
00:02:40.360 --> 00:02:42.360
This is about as close as we get to Espozilo
45
00:02:42.439 --> 00:02:46.680
playing a morally decent character lately, it seems, anyway, and
46
00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:49.800
that speaks to the dark, cynical outlook the film leaves
47
00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:53.479
you with, because morality and decency seem to be rarities
48
00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:58.199
in this world. Foredestri Allen Spielberg. Her debut shows enough
49
00:02:58.199 --> 00:03:00.400
promise that we could be confident that this is the
50
00:03:00.439 --> 00:03:03.280
start of her filmmaking career and at the beginning of
51
00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:07.319
the end. Please Don't Feed the Children is available now
52
00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:11.199
on tob and it gets a three out of five.
53
00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.280
Thanks for checking out the show. If you like what
54
00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:18.879
we're laying down, please subscribe to our channel and click
55
00:03:18.919 --> 00:03:22.039
the bell to receive notifications for all of our latest stuff.
