"You can't raise kids like caged animals!" Vertical Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for an indie comedy titled Birthmarked, about the trials and tribulations and craziness of parenting.

Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais' 'Birthmarked' imagines an experiment in which scientist parents (Toni Collette and Matthew Goode) try to raise kids to do the opposite of what their genes dictate. By THR Staff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Following the chronology of the trailer, the movie spans across three decades, which means three times the nostalgia-soaked period ...

The old debate over nature versus nurture is played for (sporadic) laughs in “Birthmarked,” a satire that’s unable to deliver on a promising hypothesis. Taking their work home with them, married ...

Chris Knight: Wrought with the potential of optimal dysfunction, it should not be surprising that Birthmarked is a quirky dramedy with hints of Wes Anderson You can save this article by registering ...

A comedy asks a tireless question: Could we ever become someone other than who we are? But when its mildly interesting 88 minutes are done, one is left to wonder only if the film could have been a lot ...

Toni Collette and Matthew Goode are starring in the independent comedy “Birthmarked,” with shooting underway near Montreal and Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais directing. Collette and Goode are joining Andreas ...

The debate between nurture and nature is at the center of “Birthmarked,” but the issues this quirk-laden comedy should raise are ones of homage vs. rip-off. “Birthmarked” — in look, tone and overall ...

Married scientists try to end the nurture-vs.-nature debate by raising children in ways contrary to their heredity in this flat comedy. There are a few droll moments sprinkled throughout “Birthmarked, ...

There are a few droll moments sprinkled throughout “Birthmarked,” which merely highlight the dreariness of the many, many others that are not. Ostensibly a comedy, director Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1977, scientists Ben (Goode) and Catherine (Collette) bond over the question, “Could we have been anyone other than who we are?