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.
‘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.

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 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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