Review of The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) by John Bleasdale for CineVue — 22 May 2017

Baumbach writes his dialogue with a sharp pencil and the film bursts with non-sequiturs, put downs and hilarious lines.

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This review of The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) was written by John Bleasdale and published by CineVue on 22 May 2017.

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) has generally received positive reviews.

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