There might be coming-of-age films about the preteen experience of going to Bar-mitzvahs, but what about the party starters in the background? In Cooper Raiff’s second feature film, “Cha Cha Real ...

“Cha Cha Real Smooth,” at least on paper, might sound a little familiar. The sophomore feature of filmmaker Cooper Raiff is about a 22-year-old who returns to his childhood home in suburban New Jersey ...

CHICAGO - Editor's note: This review originally ran as part of our coverage of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 26, 2022. It has been expanded and republished in light of the film's premiere in ...

The movie debut this week in theaters and on Apple TV+ Having already won the coveted Audience Award at Sundance in January, "Cha Cha Real Smooth" makes its smashing debut this week in theaters and on ...

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Cha Cha Real Smooth tries so hard to be sincere. The second feature by writer-director-actor Cooper Raiff (after 2020’s Shithouse) is a coming-of-age narrative that doesn’t feature any outward ...

In January, 24-year-old director Cooper Raiff told The Hollywood Reporter that his second feature film “Cha Cha Real Smooth” was inspired by his idea to tell a coming-of-age story about “a 12-year-old ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official press kit for “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” distributed by Apple TV. It’s ...

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Cooper Raiff's Cha Cha Real Smooth had to play at the Sundance Film Festival virtually because of the pandemic, so he hasn't heard the applause critics are showering on his bittersweet dramedy. The ...