‘The Humans,’ ‘House of Gucci’ abound with family squabbling in time for the holidays

Thanksgiving is a time of family togetherness and sometimes family squabbling.

Then she hears his last name, bats her eyes and unleashes on him the full force not of a clever party girl on the make, but of Lady Gaga.

MONDELLO: Maurizio’s dad, Rodolfo Gucci, played by Jeremy Irons, objects to his son’s marriage and promptly disappears from the film.

MONDELLO: …Should only have been that lucky.

MONDELLO: On Broadway, where Karam’s play won a Tony Award and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize, there was a nifty staging conceit.

Not a silly accent or flashy line reading or snappy comeback anywhere in “The Humans” – just down-to-earthiness and the rich, comforting warmth of humanity.

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