'Onwards and Sideways' Review: Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans Are Devastatingly Great in Parkinson's Disease Tearjerker

Anyone who has ever been afflicted with, or known a loved one afflicted with, a life-altering disease knows the pain of unexpected illnesses. It's often a loss of hope compounded with severe depression, medication side effects, and a dismissal of one's humanity. Parkinson's Disease can be debilitating, and when someone is diagnosed with the disease, it can be shocking, and it can change one's perspective on life. That is the case for widower Tony (Rhys Ifans) and single mother Emma (Laura Linney) in director John Madden's newest film about health and companionship, "Onwards and . . .