Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Podcast Host Solves Mysteries and Gets More Than She Bargained For in Susie Searches

Actor-turned-first-time-filmmaker Sophie Kargman’s Susie Searches had its premiere almost a year ago at the Toronto Film Festival, and it seemed to disappear until recently. The title comes from the name […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: In The Flash, a Crowded Storyline, Cast and Sense of Nostalgia Overwhelm an Otherwise Interesting DC Comics Character Film

The truth is, the long-delayed solo film The Flash is one of the more enjoyable experiences I’ve had recently with a DC Comics character on the big screen, and it […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

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 the New Orleans set of 21 Jump Street. The invite […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

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 is essentially an art-house adaptation of My Best Friend’s Wedding, […]

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Film, Film & TV, Film fest, Review

Dispatch: Post-Sundance, Several Films are Still Worth Watching Out For

Yes, the Sundance Film Festival ended more than two weeks ago. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t still thinking about the films we saw during this year’s all-virtual event. In […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Around Its Twists and Turns, Antebellum Is Anticlimactic and Frequently Dull

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I was somewhat leery when the synopsis for Antebellum described the first-time writing/directing team Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz as “advocacy filmmakers…best known for their pioneering advertising work engaged in […]

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Review: Animated, Direct-to-VOD Scoob! Is Somehow Too Much and Not Enough

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If it’s possible for a film to be both too much and not enough, then that’s probably the best way to describe Scoob!, the latest studio feature film that was […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Hearts Beat Loud Hits All The Right Notes

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One of my absolute favorite films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival was Hearts Beat Loud, the latest from writer-director Brett Haley (I’ll See You in My Dreams, The Hero), […]

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