“Nonnas” and Italian American Longing No grandmom of mine. How unfair to pick on this flimsy little “heartwarming” movie, particularly when the world is hurtling toward ruin. The plot is low-stakes, TV-ready, and based on a true story:…

It's a bit like shooting scungilli in a barrel - and so very mean of me! - but I write about #Netflix's #Nonnas on my blog, #forteegentile, with a wider aim of pondering the reductive and undying cliches around a certain kind of #ItalianAmerican #nostalgia. forte-e-gentile.com/2025/09/18/n...