C2E2 Hosts Breakfast Club Reunion for 40th Anniversary of Film
Saturday morning opened up with a very special reunion from the cast of the iconic John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club, celebrating the 40th year since its release. “This is […]
Review: One To One: John & Yoko Follows the Iconic Couple During a Time of Political Turmoil and Career Milestones
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald is perhaps an even greater documentarian than he is a narrative director, and that’s saying a great deal about the man who made The Last King […]
Review: In Sacramento, Two Friends Embark on a Road Trip with Laughs and Lessons on Fatherhood, Trauma
We’ve seen variations on the themes of Sacramento before, but thanks to a willing and able cast that includes Michael Cera as the anxiety-ridden Glenn and director/co-writer Michael Angarano as […]
Review: Nothing About Digital Thriller Drop Is Terribly Believable, Including Being Set in Chicago
The premise is deceptively simple, but when a mostly two-location thriller with only a handful of characters gets placed into the hands of producers like Jason Blum and Michael Bay, […]
Review: Oscar-Winner Rami Malek Stars in The Amateur, a Reluctant But Engaging Action Movie
Based on the novel by Robert Littell (which was already made into a 1981 film of the same name), The Amateur is the story of an introverted decoder and analyst […]
Review: Alex Garland Co-Directs Warfare, an Immersive and Impressive Cinematic Experience
Right at the top of the new war drama from co-directors Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War) and Ray Mendoza (the military technical adviser on Civil War), a title […]
Interview: Filmmaker and Writers/Stars of The Ballad of Wallis Island Discuss Expanding the Original Short Film, Dialogue with Musicality and Casting Carey Mulligan
Based on the exceptionally funny 2007 short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, The Ballad of Wallis Island reunites the short’s director, James Griffiths (a prolific […]
Review: The Luckiest Man in America Isn’t Exactly a Character Study, but Strong Performances Win the Film
Based on the true and seemingly inconsequential story of Michael Larson (played by Paul Walter Hauser), an unemployed ice cream truck driver who made a bit of a splash on […]
Review: A Movie about Music and More, The Ballad of Wallis Island Infuses a Heartfelt Story with Charming Comedy
There are movies, and there are musicals. There are even movie musicals. But the musical movie is something else entirely. These are films where the narrative itself is music-based. Films […]
Interview: Michael Shannon and Screenwriter Brett Neveu on Eric LaRue’s Chicago Ties, Adapting a Stage Play and Casting Judy Greer in a Lead Role
With its roots in Chicago theater, the story of Eric LaRue is set in an anonymous suburban community in the aftermath of a shocking crime committed by the high school-age […]
Review: Indie Drama Bob Trevino Likes It Explores Parent-Child Relationships But Lacks Real Emotional Depth
Relationships always have the potential to be fraught, but that of a parent and child is perhaps the most uniquely challenging. As such, filmmakers have long been exploring these connections […]
Review: With a Solid Premise, Death of a Unicorn Mixes Too Many Themes for Any One of Them to Really Matter
About six miles north of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is a satellite campus known as The Cloisters, a set of medieval stone buildings set at the top of […]