“These are the kinds of pictures where if the characters stop at a store, the shopkeeper is going to have a whole story of his own going on. They’re generous films, warm in a way that can’t be faked. The sets are cluttered like people actually live there, the mismatched thrift shop fashions messy the way life is. Demme was a rare filmmaker who actually seemed to like people.” – Crooked Marquee, 08/19/2025