Riff Raff

RIFF RAFF (2025) *** Ed Harris, Jennifer Coolidge, Lewis Pullman, Gabrielle Union, Miles J. Harvey, Emanuela Postacchini, Pete Davidson, Bill Murray. Quasi-Tarantino lite crime dramedy with Harris as a shady family man whose reunion with his estranged son (Pullman channeling his old man's role in RUTHLESS PEOPLE), who is knee-deep in dire straits with an old frienemy (low-key energy at its best Murray) out for vengeance during the holiday season. John Pollono's screenplay has its moments in balancing black comedy with director Dito Montiel's display of greatest hits crime tropes blending into a miasma of been-there-done-that but with a tongue-in-cheek demeanor.