#NYFF 2016: 20th Century Women

20th Century Women played October 8 as the centerpiece of the 54th New York Film Festival. A24 will release the film theatrically beginning Christmas day. Follow our coverage of NYFF 2016 here.
The central conceit of 20th Century Women is half slice of life, half sitcom misunderstanding. Single mom Dorothea (Annette Bening), a little on the older side to be raising her fifteen-year-old son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann), at least for 1979, is concerned that Jamie is growing up lost, without a strong