Review: The Good Nurse Finds Intrigue and Drama in a Sometimes Predictable True Crime Genre
One of the upsides of the world’s seemingly endless fascination with true crime stories in all formats (podcasts, documentaries, investigative…
Review: The Plot (and Point) of The Forgiven Gets Lost in Gross Class and Culture Clashes
A slightly gross treatise on white privilege, writer/director John Michael McDonagh’s (War on Everyone; Calvary) The Forgiven takes place over…
Review: What Female-Driven Spy Thriller The 355 Lacks in Plot, It (Mostly) Makes Up for in Action
The legend of Agent 355 is that she was likely America’s first female spy, in operation during the American Revolution,…
Interview: Director Michael Showalter on His Background in Comedy, Watching Jessica Chastain Work, and Creating the Colorful World of The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Without making much of a fuss about it, Michael Showalter has transitioned from being one of the most successful comedic…
Interview: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Co-Star Vincent D’Onofrio on the Importance of a Good Script, Working with an Actor’s Director and Reprising His Marvel Role
I remember first interviewing Vincent D’Onofrio almost 10 years ago to the day from when we spoke via Zoom recently.…
Interview: Actor Cherry Jones on First Meeting Jessica Chastain, Playing People of Faith and Getting the Tone Right in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
I don’t think I’m overstating the facts to say that Cherry Jones can do it all, as far as acting…
Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Explores Price of Faith and One Couple’s Rapid Ascension and Devastating Descent
In the opening moments of the new biopic directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick), The Eyes of Tammy Faye,…
Review: A Teacher’s Timeless Influence on Generations of Actors in Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
When I first moved to New York City a few years ago, I splurged on a tiny studio apartment in…
Review: The Story Continues As the Scares Fade in It Chapter Two
In many ways, it’s remarkable that you can make what is effectively a single story, told in two parts, with…
Review: A Phoned-In Conclusion to a Mutant Saga in Dark Phoenix
In looking over my thoughts on Apocalypse, the previous X-Men movie, I made a point of singling out Sophie Turner’s performance…
Film Review: Aaron Sorkin Directs a Sharp, Brisk Molly’s Game
This sweeping, swirling look at the life of an Olympic skiing hopeful turned facilitator of one of the most exclusive…
Film Review: The Zookeeper’s Wife, An Important Story of Nazi Resistance
There came a point while watching The Zookeeper’s Wife where a nagging but fundamental question kept tapping at my brain.…
