Film Review: LATE NIGHT (USA 2019) ***

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Late Night Poster
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A late-night talk-show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.

Director:

Nisha Ganatra

Writer:

Mindy Kaling (screenplay by)

The timely talk-show host comedy LATE NIGHT earns a double boost from being selected to headline the Toronto Inside Out Gay and Lesbian Film Festival’s Closing Night Gala as well as having the fortune to have Academy Award British actress Emma Thompson star as the legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury.

The script has been widely publicized as being written by Indian comedian Mindy Kaling, one fo the most well known and respected TV and film personalities.  In her script, she gets to offer her take on feminine and minority issues.  Though her script is by no means perfect, it has good moments, is earnest and also occasionally quite funny.

The film centres on American talk-show host, British born…

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