Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Takes a Deep Dive Into the Quantum Realm
Without really meaning to, the character of Ant-Man has become something of a major player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.…
Review: Director Neil Jordan Models Marlowe on the Masters of Noir Storytelling
A key element to most film noir crime dramas is that the plot is almost always impossible to follow (at…
Interview: Spouses and Creative Collaborators Dave Franco and Alison Brie on Somebody I Used to Know, Coming-of-Age Films and the Freedom in Streaking
I have a long history with Dave Franco that goes back to a time when I was invited to visit…
Review: Let It Be Morning Creates a Poignant, Quietly Devastating Story of Home, Family and the Walls that Keep Us Apart
Based on Palestinian-born author Sayed Kashua’s book of the same name, Let It Be Morning tells the story of Sami…
Review: Somebody I Used to Know Channels Classic Rom-Coms for an Art House Crowd
Co-written by spouses and frequent collaborators Dave Franco and Alison Brie (and directed by Franco), Somebody I Used to Know…
Review: Lacking Momentum and Charisma, Rom-Com Your Place or Mine Squanders the Best of the Genre
As has been proven time and time again, making a contemporary rom-com that both entertains and endears itself onto its…
Review: Sharper Uses a Flexible Storytelling Structure and Strong Cast to Create a Gripping Neo-Noir
In a slight twist in the recent trend in movies to stick it to the rich, first-time director Benjamin Caron’s…
Review: The Least Impressive of the Franchise, Magic Mike’s Last Dance Glimpses Moments of Strip-Tease Greatness
Whereas the original Magic Mike wasn’t afraid to explore the seedier side of male stripping and Magic Mike XXL leaned…
Review: With Few Visuals and Limited Narrative, The Outwaters Is a Frustrating, if Brutal, Low-Budget Thriller
Perhaps it’s not so surprising that the new horror offering The Outwaters is being released in the immediate aftermath of…
Sundance Review: Female Friendship and Film Noir Combine in a Savage, Atmospheric Eileen
One of the higher-profile works at Sundance this year (at least in terms of star power) was director William Oldroyd’s…
Sundance Review: Fair Play Explores Volatile Gender Dynamics at Work and at Home
Rarely does a first-time director launch out of the gate with as much force and conviction as writer-director Chloe Domont…
Sundance Review: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie Shares the Actor’s Triumphs, Struggles and Sense of Humor
My only significant complaint about director Davis Guggenheim’s (An Inconvenient Truth, He Named Me Malala) Michael J. Fox documentary STILL…
