“Edie Arnold is a Loser, directed by Kade Atwood and Megan Rico, follows Edie (Adi Madden Cabrera) as a private Catholic school student on the outs of the cool crowd, trying to find her place in the world. It’s a tried and true story we’ve seen a lot of over the years, but Edie Arnold finds plenty of ways to stand out with lasting impressions. Edie and her best friend Frances (McKenna Tuckett) play drums and organ, respectively, for their school choir and during Sunday Mass, and have a passion for music. After spontaneously drumming for a band during a sold-out show, Edie and Frances form a band with a couple of other friends to capitalize on this momentum.
Edie is a strong-willed, independent girl raised by an overbearing mother (Cherish Rodriguez) who’s more interested in who Edie is hanging out with than she is with her own daughter. While it isn’t the focal point of the film, I found their relationship incredibly compelling. Growing up in a small town in Tennessee allowed me to see a lot of similar parents to Luanne Arnold, parents who weren’t quite what they wanted to be, so they pushed those expectations on their high school children. It’s a powerful through line in the film and certainly motivates Edie’s actions at every turn.”
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‘Edie Arnold Is A Loser’ Review – Adi Madden Cabrera Shines In This Delightful Comedy
