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Take it back now, y'all: Cooper Raiff dishes on filming 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — When Cooper Raiff was growing up in Dallas, he thought everyone was Jewish. He even told his mom as much, at which point she set her son straight on how small the country's Jewish population actually is.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2022

Review: 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' a sweet, honest snapshot of post-college malaise

Kindness is underrated, including at the movies.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Movie review: Cooper Raiff’s Sundance darling ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ benefits from compelling character moments

The first feature film from writer-director-actor Cooper Raiff, “S—house,” premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2020, the effort winning the Grand Jury Prize for best narrative feature. In it, he portrays Alex, a college freshman navigating the challenges of that time in a person’s life.

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022