James Gray’s semi-autobiographical drama traces his Queens upbringing and boasts stellar turns from Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong—as well as jarring cameos by the Trump family.
). Badmouthing his mom’s cooking and ordering Chinese dumplings mid-meal—much to his parents’ chagrin—Paul has a smart mouth and a disobedient streak a mile wide. Still, he’s intensely devoted to Aaron, whom he views as a loving friend, mentor and confidant, and with whom he shares the type of foundational bond he doesn’t have with either his sweet mom or his tough—and occasionally abusive—dad.
Paul’s other close relationship is with Johnny , a NASA-loving Black classmate who was held back a year and who routinely spars with their teacher Mr. Turkeltaub . Johnny’s brash behavior is an outgrowth of the not-so-subtle racism that wafts through this neighborhood’s air, evident in Turkeltaub’s disparaging comments as well as Mickey’s opinion that Paul should abandon his public school because of its overcrowded classrooms and its Black students.
Forest Manor Prep is an institution comprised of future preppies who have no qualms about using the N-word to describe Johnny when he stops by to chat with Paul, and it happens to be funded by Donald Trump’s father Fred Trump while his sister Maryanne is a celebrated alumnus.
Whether it’s Aaron relaying how his mother never liked spaghetti because, upon arriving at Ellis Island, she thought it looked like “bloody worms,” or a Native American-themed pinball game that Paul and Johnny play at the local arcade,is rife with comments, details, and incidents that resound with lived-in authenticity and loaded political import.
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