I’ll admit, I was genuinely surprised to hear that there were people in this world who were concerned that the fourth installment of Toy Story series might not be good. What exactly have […]
Review: Toy Story 4 Is a Great Franchise Film
Smells Like Heavy Metal Poisoning: An Interview with Cinéaste Mike McPadden
Mike “McBeardo” McPadden is truth in human packaging. A beard is indeed present, bristly, with streaks of grey—suggesting wisdom in matters strange and arcane. I’ve seen McPadden in action as well, on-stage, […]
Review: In the Aisles Explores Everyday Life, Romance on the Stock Room Floor
Fans of foreign films will recognize the two lead actors in Thomas Stuber’s In the Aisles, a sweet fable of love blossoming in the break room of a Costco-like warehouse superstore. The infatuated […]
Interview: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Filmmakers on Their Personal, Universal Story
“A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.” That’s the simple yet wholly accurate plot summary of the feature debut from director Joe […]
Review: Sienna Miller Shines in Family Drama American Woman
Sienna Miller is one of the finest actors working today, but you rarely get a chance to really experience that because of the roles she’s saddled with. With strong supporting roles in […]
Review: Part Reboot, Part Sequel, Men In Black: International Doesn’t Add Anything to the Franchise
The Men In Black movies don’t make up a particularly good franchise. The first film from 1997 was a terrific original idea about the hide-in-plain-sight tactics of a secret organization that monitors […]
Review: As Zombie Romps Go, The Dead Don’t Die Isn’t Very Lively
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is nothing if not versatile, as can happen with a career that spans more than three decades. His early works helped shape a burgeoning independent film scene, while lately […]
Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a Beautiful, Heartbreaking Debut
The debut feature film from Joe Talbot (director) and Jimmie Fails (star), The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a labor of love in every sense of the word, a story these […]
Review: Mindy Kaling Champions Female Friendship in Charming, Funny Late Night
I didn’t know it before seeing Late Night, but apparently jokes involving Doris Kearns Goodwin, the prolific and fascinating historian and author (Team of Rivals, The Bully Pulpit), are a sure-fire way to get me […]
Five Films to Seek Out at Cinepocalypse, Music Box Theatre’s Genre Fest
Returning for another year of films and events, Cinepocalypse always promises programming that scares, thrills, and satisfies the legions of ardent genre fans dying to experience it. This year won’t be any […]
Review: Scorsese Connects Music, State of the Nation in Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story
Director Martin Scorsese is certainly no stranger to documentaries about musicians, whether that’s more straight-forward biographies of Bob Dylan (No Direction Home) or George Harrison (Living in the Material World), or landmark […]
Review: Filmmaker Ron Howard Humanizes a Superstar in Pavarotti
Ron Howard is at a point in his career (and probably has been for some time) where he can essentially take on whatever projects he likes. He’s long since earned the right […]
