'20th Century Women' Review: Annette Bening Shines in Brilliant Mother-Son Drama

December 28, 2016 • Rolling Stone • By Peter Travers

Rarely has a film so ingeniously blended cultural artifacts into its storytelling DNA. Abbie, a cancer survivor buries her head in books about women’s health such as “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” a text that also instructs Jamie in the wonders of clitoral stimulation, a theory that baffles and annoys one of his male peers to the point of violent outburst.

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