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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A mother loves her daughter. The younger woman has issues, ranging from a bad boyfriend to substance-abuse problems. You’d never think it would happen to your kid — but it could! Still, only a fool would underestimate the strength of a mom’s love. When the blowback from this problem child’s dodgy associations threatens to wreck her life, the everymatriarch steps in. She will stop at nothing to protect her offspring.

For decades, we called them “maternal dramas.” Then, starting...

What would you do if you wound up back at college? Many of us have wondered that over the years since graduating, but too many movies that think about that go broad and silly in their depiction. Not here, however, as I Used to Go Here finds a perfect angle and avoids the pratfalls that those other films fall into. This is a winning comedy that gives off a wholly pleasant vibe, while still telling a deep and affecting story. Anchored by Gillian Jacobs in a terrific turn, this flick is quite good and deserves to have a bit of a fuss made over it. The film is a comedy, centered on a writer in Kate Conklin (Jacobs) who has just had her first book published. Sadly, it’s not a hit and is not being met with universal acclaim. As she’s dealing with the first feelings of failure,...