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‘Flora and Son’: A Hilarious Single-Mom Rom-Com

This charming musical rom-com features head-bopping music, hilarious Irish ribbing and insults, and a sweet romance.
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‘Flora and Son’: A Hilarious Single-Mom Rom-Com
Flora (Eve Hewson) is concerned about her son Max's (Oren Kinlan) schoolboy crush on a girl out of his league in “Flora and Son.” Apple TV+
Mark Jackson
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R | 1h 37m | Comedy | September 29, 2023
Reminiscent of 1997’s very Irish “The Commitments,” the very Irish “Flora and Son” is about working-class Dubliners playing American pop, soul, hip-hop, and rap music like they own it as much as we do. And they kind of do.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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