\ ‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums — News Eagle Live

LIVE

◆Sources: Porter unlikely to play opener amid uncertain Steelers futurewww.espn.com - TOP ◆Graziano: All signs -- and Mayfield's new contract -- point to the next year's QB market explodingwww.espn.com - TOP ◆Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even closewww.espn.com - TOP ◆Sources: Crosby shut down Rams trade talks, wanted to stay with Raiderswww.espn.com - TOP ◆‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little SubstanceVariety ◆CPI(M) Keralam State committee to directly address local organisational issuesIndia Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu ◆Pralhad Joshi seeks suspension of Mysuru inspector over Ganeshotsava remarksIndia Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu ◆Maratha reservation protest: Conspiracy to kill me during Mumbai march, alleges JarangeIndia Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu ◆Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone’s Ever Been Insulted Into Changing Their Mind’Variety ◆Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisonsBBC News ◆Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a VoiceVariety ◆‘Masc’ Review: A Sensitive Character Study Where Identity is Found in Imitation and ObservationVariety ◆Kerala High Court prescribes timelines for speedy disposal of bail applicationsIndia Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu ◆After a prolonged lull, Vemireddys hit back at YSRCP for ‘wild allegations’India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu ◆Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label: Director Feng-i Fiona Roan on Toronto Title ‘Happily Ever After’Variety

News EagleLIVE

Submit News Log in →

← Back to news

entertainment

‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums

Variety Sep 13, 2026 · 10:54 AM 👁 0 views ❤ 0 likes

A crisscrossing family dramedy, Trudie Styler’s “Up Against It” features wonderful performances and intriguingly modern ideas, but it seldom coheres as comedy or drama. A tale of divorced parents, their respective partners and their ailing, precocious teen, this occasionally effervescent film has much to enjoy, but just as much that lands with an awkward thud. […]

Read full story at Variety ↗

‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums

More in entertainment

‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone’s Ever Been Insulted Into Changing Their Mind’

Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice