Eleanor the Great (USA, 2025. Dir: Scarlett Johansson): It’s a tale as old as time, the big-time actor trying their hand at directing. Recently, we watched Chris Pine crash and burn in the godawful Poolman and Dev Patel killing it in Monkey Man. They both swung for the fences.

Scarlett Johansson takes a safer approach in Eleanor the Great, a tolerable dramedy with a weak script but a strong lead. At 95, June Squibb improbably scores her second starring role as the titular Eleanor, a cantankerous old woman who, following the passing of her roommate, finds herself forced to live with her daughter in New York. Would you like to know more?