Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker has made her feature film debut as writer-director with 'Janet Planet.' The film, which stars Julianne Nicholson, explores the complex relationship between a mother and her 11-year-old daughter. Set against the backdrop of nature, the film captures the small gestures and minor events that fill languid summer days. Critics have praised Baker's ability to frame and listen to her characters, creating a tone-perfect drama that delicately unfolds with quiet power. 'Janet Planet' is now in theaters nationwide, including the Belcourt, and has been certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. The story also touches on the girl's love for her hippie mother and takes a 'maniacal pleasure' in its slow burn.
Annie Baker has made her feature film debut as writer-director with “Janet Planet,” and there’s so much right with it, beginning and ending with how Baker listens to, and frames, what her characters say, and how, writes Tribune critic Michael Phillips. https://t.co/24CrD4anHz
Review by Amy Nicholson: Playwright Annie Baker makes a quietly impressive film debut directing the tone-perfect drama “Janet Planet.” https://t.co/PdMZOP2C2Y
'Janet Planet' is a perfect, rough gem of a story about an 11-year-old kid seeing the world through her imperfect mom's eyes. FULL MOVIE REVIEW: https://t.co/COR3CyeXZF https://t.co/LEm5YYFVfT
Mother-daughter drama Janet Planet is a sweet and powerful leap to the big-screen by one of America’s finest playwrights. Our review: https://t.co/0A6wyPZLs4 https://t.co/FO8eEkZjyt
“The finest aspect of ‘Janet Planet’ is mood, a keen sense of the outsized impact of the small gestures and minor events that fill languid summer days,” @tnyfrontrow writes, of Annie Baker’s début film. https://t.co/b52ccvQHIK
Watch an exclusive clip from @A24's latest Certified Fresh film #JanetPlanet - now in theaters nationwide. https://t.co/v6MAZdMg6o
Annie Baker’s directorial debut unfolds with quiet power, led by Julianne Nicholson’s standout performance. The coming-of-age film, Janet Planet, delicately explores a complex mother-daughter relationship. https://t.co/NINvMMmnKl
‘Janet Planet’ review: Story of a mother and loner daughter is drawn achingly close to life https://t.co/PK33xQ9tgP
With Her Debut Feature ‘Janet Planet,’ Annie Baker Fractures a Girl’s Love for Her Hippie Mother— and Takes ‘Maniacal Pleasure’ in the Slow Burn https://t.co/WVLfYrltZB
Annie Baker has now made her feature film debut as writer-director with “Janet Planet,” and there’s so much right with it, beginning and ending with how Baker listens to, and frames, what her characters say, and how. And what they don’t. https://t.co/LeMPgsVQbO
Writes contributor Cat Acree, 'Janet Planet' — opening this week at the @Belcourt — has that summertime sadness. https://t.co/0XwFeACYcN
REVIEW: Annie Baker's debut film, 'Janet Planet' is a perfect, rough gem of a story about an 11-year-old kid seeing the world through her imperfect mom's eyes. More: https://t.co/46pl3jbaM5 https://t.co/0i2fOoyKsA
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Annie Baker’s debut film, “Janet Planet,” turns the quiet hum of nature into a character itself, writes @davidlsims: https://t.co/3wVkr8L5GF