Breaking News in Yuba County
Award-winners Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) and Wanda Sykes (Black-ish) star alongside Mila Kunis (Bad Moms) and Regina Hall (Girls Trip) for this crime-comedy-of-errors from BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Tate Taylor (Ma) and Central Park writer Amanda Idoko.
An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to keep the truth from her sister, a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story.
2021Rating: MA15+, Strong violence96 minsUK, USA
ComedyCrime
- Director:
- Tate Taylor ('Ma', 'The Girl on the Train', 'The Help')
- Writer:
- Amanda Idoko
- Cast:
- Allison JanneyMila KunisRegina HallAwkwafinaJuliette LewisWanda SykesMatthew Modine
Breaking News in Yuba County / Reviews
Variety
In Janney's hands, we feel for this woman, even if, truth be told, no TV station would carry the story.
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Poses the burning question "Why did so many accomplished actors sign on to this?"
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IndieWire
With a background in campy movies like "Ma," you'd think Taylor would just lean into the garish trashiness of it all. But "Breaking News in Yuba County" is afraid to go there...
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FilmInk
Simultaneously too silly to make any lucid statements and yet too self-serious to be any fun.
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