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A perimenopausal single mom takes in her college-age daughter’s crushed ex-boyfriend, whom she detests. With a premise like that, one wonders: is this comedy or horror? But Michaela Watkins (SNL, Hacks) absolutely shines as the relatable, codependent Susan – who is talked into letting Gage (the amazing Charlie Gillespie), her daughter Brooke’s grating ex-boyfriend, live with her while Brooke moves on at college. “Suze” – as Gage insists on calling Susan – eventually discovers she and her daughter’s ex have more in common than their stereotypical dynamic might allow, and their relationship spurs unexpected healing. Variety hails SUZE as “an understated delight” – and calls Gillespie a “secret weapon” for his turn as Gage: “There is something so honest and good-natured about the way he plays Gage that you always detect a hint of real sadness in his extreme glee, and something disarmingly sweet underneath the exasperating surplus.” A wonderful film about chosen families and the worthy project of loving oneself even after others declare they can’t.

Tuesday, December 16th at 1pm and 7pm