Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips sees salvation in The Kids Are All Right

In his blog “Talking Pictures,” critic Michael Phillips recently noted the state of cinema in his post “Wait! A really good movie's opening soon!” And that state ain’t too great. As he says, “So, it's been an "eh" few weeks, at best. But then you see a movie that cheers you up, and you realize: Yes. It can be done.” And the at movie which redeems his love of movies is Lisa Cholodenko’s The Kids Are All Right.

Recently, I saw a screening of The Kids Are All Right, already a success at the Sundance Film Festival. Director Lisa Cholodenko's delightful comedy-drama (opening July 9 in Chicago) stars Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as LA parents of teenagers (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson) who have become curious about the identity of their sperm-donor father (Mark Ruffalo) and seek him out. Simple story, potentially sitcom-premise, spun out with remarkable warmth and wit and heart. I love the film the way a lot of other people loved Little Miss Sunshine...