‘The Accompanist’ Review: Susan Sarandon Shines as a Problematic Foster Parent in Zach Woods’ Unsteady Directorial Debut

Hollywood loves a comedy about a plucky kid and an aging eccentric.

It also loves a drama about a child in danger.

Starring Susan Sarandon as Sylvia, a chain-smoking, sharp-tongued, first-time foster parent to spirited eight-year-old Emily (Everly Carganilla), “The Accompanist” tries to be both.

It also tries to do a whole lot more, not […] ...