Flora and Son (2023)
6.8
Movie
Active Streaming Deals
$50 Off DirecTV Stream
If you're a new customer, DirecTV is slashing $25 off the first two months when you get it with the Sports Pack. You can of course cancel the Sports Pack later and keep the regular subscription. To get the deal, you have to sign up online and directly on DirecTV's website, where you can choose among the three packages it offers. There's the Entertainment package ($69.98 for 2 months), which has more than 75 live channels, the Choice package ($83.99 for 2 months), which has RSNs and specialty sports channels like NBA TV and MLB Network, and the Ultimate package ($94.99 for 2 months), which has the most sports and entertainment content among the three. All packages have unlimited DVR, unlimited screens, and local channels where available. After saving $50 during the promo, your account is automatically renewed and charged monthly at the regular price, unless canceled.
$74.99
$64.99
Active Streaming Deals
69% Off NordVPN + 3 months Free
NordVPN is currently slashing 69% off its usual price and throwing in 3 extra months for free if you purchase its two-year complete package plan. This means you'll only have to pay about $135 for the first two years, or $5 instead of $15 each month. The complete package plan also comes with exclusive perks like 1TB storage and next-generation file encryption. If you're not happy with the deal, you can have your subscription refunded with NordVPN's 30-day money-back guarantee.
VPN services like NordVPN are a great way to maximize your streaming subscription since you can always switch up your location and, in turn, the titles available at your disposal. But it's also handy if you want to protect yourself from malware, keep your data private, and connect to your devices remotely.
$14.99
$4.99
Active Streaming Deals
50% Off Sling
For a limited time only, new subscribers can get half off Sling's most popular plans, Sling Blue and Sling Orange, by just paying $20 for the first month. Sling TV already has some of the best prices in streaming, but by slashing 50% off its $40 plans, it's become even more accessible to everyday cord-cutters.
If you're on the fence about which plan to choose, know that Sling Blue has more unique channels, most of them geared toward news and entertainment, like MSNBC and National Geographic, while Sling Orange has the coveted ESPN and Disney channels, which makes it perfect for sports lovers and family-oriented viewers. Of course, you can also bundle them and get all 46 channels for a discounted price. Instead of the usual $55/month, the Sling Orange + Blue plan costs only $27.50 on the first month under this deal. So far, Sling hasn't announced when the deal expires, but it's best to try it now before it goes.
$40
$20
Active Streaming Deals
49% Off ExpressVPN
The most popular deal offered by ExpressVPN right now is a one-year plan that slashes 49% off the service's regular monthly price of $12.95. Since this deal also gives you three extra months for free, that's like paying for a 15-month VPN subscription for only $6.67/month. Not bad, considering that for that low price, you get to browse securely, protect yourself from malware, and if you're streaming, unblock geographic restrictions and switch to one of ExpressVPN's many servers across the world.
Note that the deal is only available on the ExpressVPN website, and you can always have it refunded via its 30-day money-back guarantee if you're not happy with it. You can avail of the deal until the end of the year.
$12.95
$6.67
6.8
Farah Cheded
TLDR
Flora and Son is a crowd-pleaser — unless the crowd includes James Blunt, who catches multiple strays from Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character here.
What it's about
The take
From the director of Once and Sing Street comes Dublin-set Flora and Son, part love letter to music, part not-so-slick advertisement for Apple’s GarageBand. Eve Hewson plays the titular single mother, whose wayward 14-year-old son Max (Orén Kinlan) is one more slip-up away from being sent to youth detention. In an attempt to find an outlet for his unruly teenage energy, she salvages a beat-up guitar, but after he rejects it, there's nothing to do but give it a go herself — cue her belated moment of self-discovery.
Max’s anonymity in the title makes sense, then, because this is much more Flora’s story. However, while Hewson pours energy into the role, she can’t quite transcend the script's limits: Flora’s initial unlikeability (a little too emphatic), and the awkward attempts to roughen up a feel-good story with unconvincingly gritty elements. The film seems aware of audience expectations for a Carney joint, too, so it skips convincing dynamics and fleshed-out supporting characters in its rush to deliver musical setpieces (which never quite reach the catchy heights of Sing Street’s earworms, unfortunately). Still, there's real charm — and some compelling ideas about the magic of music — in here, especially once the film gets past its shaky first third and unabashedly embraces its feel-good heart.
What stands out
An romantic subplot comes courtesy of Flora’s online guitar teacher, the LA-based Jeff (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — and, while their relationship certainly isn’t the most well-developed in the film, their sparse moments of bonding do allow for some passionate reflections on music’s liberating potential. What’s more, though their connection doesn’t feel quite so convincing (despite the film’s dream-like attempts to physically bridge the couple’s distance), their scenes together do feature some piercing insight into the painful vulnerability required by sharing your creativity. If the film feels blatantly manufactured in places, these unexpected moments of truth help cut through the artifice and deliver something genuinely compelling.
Active Streaming Deals
$50 Off DirecTV Stream
If you're a new customer, DirecTV is slashing $25 off the first two months when you get it with the Sports Pack. You can of course cancel the Sports Pack later and keep the regular subscription. To get the deal, you have to sign up online and directly on DirecTV's website, where you can choose among the three packages it offers. There's the Entertainment package ($69.98 for 2 months), which has more than 75 live channels, the Choice package ($83.99 for 2 months), which has RSNs and specialty sports channels like NBA TV and MLB Network, and the Ultimate package ($94.99 for 2 months), which has the most sports and entertainment content among the three. All packages have unlimited DVR, unlimited screens, and local channels where available. After saving $50 during the promo, your account is automatically renewed and charged monthly at the regular price, unless canceled.
$74.99
$64.99
Active Streaming Deals
69% Off NordVPN + 3 months Free
NordVPN is currently slashing 69% off its usual price and throwing in 3 extra months for free if you purchase its two-year complete package plan. This means you'll only have to pay about $135 for the first two years, or $5 instead of $15 each month. The complete package plan also comes with exclusive perks like 1TB storage and next-generation file encryption. If you're not happy with the deal, you can have your subscription refunded with NordVPN's 30-day money-back guarantee.
VPN services like NordVPN are a great way to maximize your streaming subscription since you can always switch up your location and, in turn, the titles available at your disposal. But it's also handy if you want to protect yourself from malware, keep your data private, and connect to your devices remotely.
$14.99
$4.99
Active Streaming Deals
50% Off Sling
For a limited time only, new subscribers can get half off Sling's most popular plans, Sling Blue and Sling Orange, by just paying $20 for the first month. Sling TV already has some of the best prices in streaming, but by slashing 50% off its $40 plans, it's become even more accessible to everyday cord-cutters.
If you're on the fence about which plan to choose, know that Sling Blue has more unique channels, most of them geared toward news and entertainment, like MSNBC and National Geographic, while Sling Orange has the coveted ESPN and Disney channels, which makes it perfect for sports lovers and family-oriented viewers. Of course, you can also bundle them and get all 46 channels for a discounted price. Instead of the usual $55/month, the Sling Orange + Blue plan costs only $27.50 on the first month under this deal. So far, Sling hasn't announced when the deal expires, but it's best to try it now before it goes.
$40
$20
Active Streaming Deals
49% Off ExpressVPN
The most popular deal offered by ExpressVPN right now is a one-year plan that slashes 49% off the service's regular monthly price of $12.95. Since this deal also gives you three extra months for free, that's like paying for a 15-month VPN subscription for only $6.67/month. Not bad, considering that for that low price, you get to browse securely, protect yourself from malware, and if you're streaming, unblock geographic restrictions and switch to one of ExpressVPN's many servers across the world.
Note that the deal is only available on the ExpressVPN website, and you can always have it refunded via its 30-day money-back guarantee if you're not happy with it. You can avail of the deal until the end of the year.
$12.95
$6.67
Comments
Add a comment
What did you think? Who should watch it?
UP NEXT
UP NEXT
UP NEXT
Curated by humans, not algorithms.
© 2023 agoodmovietowatch, all rights reserved.