| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Dec. 28, 2025, 10 a.m. |
| Last Updated | Dec. 28, 2025, 10 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-review/review-ella-mckay/ |
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I’m not sure where to begin with _Ella McCay._ There’s almost too much—and yet
somehow not nearly enough—to unpack in 85-year-old James L. Brooks’s first film
in 15 years. What unfolds is a patchwork movie fueled by discordant storylines
and plagued by constant dialogue-driven whiplash, with peaks a...