Cubby (film)

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Cubby
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Directed by Mark Blane
Ben Mankoff
Written byMark Blane
Produced byCarolina Gimenez
Mark Blane
StarringMark Blane
Patricia Richardson
Jeanine Serralles
CinematographySinisa Kukic
Edited byMax Ethan Miller
Music byJon Natchez
Distributed byBreaking Glass Pictures
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Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cubby is a 2019 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff and starring Blane, Patricia Richardson, Jeanine Serralles, Peter Y. Kim, and Joseph Seuffert.

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Cast

Release

The world premiere was in International Film Competition at the oldest LGBTQ film festival in Europe, Torino Lovers Film Festival. [1] The film played at the Outfest LA Film Festival on July 19, 2019. [2]

Film festivals

Reception

The film has a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5] Norman Gidney of Film Threat awarded the film a 6 out of 10. [6] He writes "It is clear that Blane was influenced by John Cameron Mitchell...he has Mitchell’s warm understanding and faith in the goodness of people in general." [7]

Kimber Myers of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Directors Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff bring a kinky sweetness to this oddball dramedy, but audience's appetites for it will depend on their patience with its lead character." [8]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes." [9]

John Paul King of the Los Angeles Blade gave the film a positive review and concluded "Because in the end, that’s what makes “Cubby” – as well as its awkward hero – lovable in spite of itself. It's a film that is often infuriating and sometimes difficult to watch, but it has a voice of its own that is not quite like anything else you've ever seen – and there are very few films out there today, Indie or otherwise, that can lay claim to that." [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Billington, Alex (22 July 2019). "Official Trailer for Funky NYC Comedy 'Cubby' Starring Mark Blane". [First Showing]. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Dry, Jude (18 July 2019). "'Cubby' Trailer: A Quirky Queer Coming-of-Age Comedy Featuring Patricia Richardson". IndieWire . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Reddish, David (2019-06-16). "Fab at Frameline43: 'Sid & Judy,' 'Socrates,' 'Before You Know It,' 'Cubby' and more". Queerty. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. ↑ "Outfest Unveils 2019 Lineup Featuring 'Circus Of Books', 'Before You Know It' And 3rd Annual Trans Summit". 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ↑ "Cubby". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Gidney, Norman (10 November 2019). "Cubby". Film Threat . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Gidney, Norman (10 November 2019). "Cubby". Film Threat . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Myers, Kimber (29 October 2019). "Review: Meet Leather-Man, the imaginary friend in quirky Brooklyn dramedy 'Cubby'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Kenigsberg, Ben (31 October 2019). "'Cubby' Review: Offbeat? Definitely. Out of Touch? That Too". The New York Times . Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Paul King, John (7 November 2019). "'Cubby' Review: Offbeat 'Cubby' a coming-of-age tale with lies and leather". The Los Angeles Blade . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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