Short Term 12 🏫

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Today’s movie is Short Term 12 (2013), streaming on Prime Video, a drama that was the breakout film for *take breath* Brie Larson, Lakeith Stanfield, Kaitlyn Dever, John Gallagher Jr., Stephanie Beatriz, Rami Malek, and director Destin Lance Cretton—he’ll be directing Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Here’s what it’s about: Grace (Brie Larson), a worker at a foster care facility, is both passionate and good at her job—empathetic, sometimes to a fault, and caring. However, when a new arrival Jayden (Kaitlyn Dever) drudges up old memories for Grace, she begins to revert to old habits and faces her past. [Trailer // 96 mins]

Why you should watch it: Though Grace’s boyfriend and coworker Mason (John Gallagher Jr.) is almost too perfect, we understand where his love and care comes from. There’s a tendency for movies like Short Term 12 to be overwrought or contrived in their …