“American Pickle,” has a sweet-heart and a few fun gags that’ll make this a pleasant watch when it hits HBO Max on Thursday. —If you want to keep the warm feelings going, the good-natured “Peanut Butter Falcon” hits Amazon Video on Thursday as well.
This lovely 2019 indie (and sleeper box office hit) features Shia LaBeouf and newcomer Zack Gottsagen on a Huck Finn-type journey across North Carolina.
It’s a soulful performance from LaBeouf, but it’s Gottsagen, who has Down syndrome, who wins over your heart as a young wrestling-obsessed man who is determined to be free.