Interview: Actor/Producer Mark Wahlberg on Discovering the Story of Father Stu and Finding the Time and Team to Make the Movie
Since we’ll be focusing on ra film about a spiritual man, I’ll open this interview with a confession: I did…
Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in a Priestly Passion Project, the Surprisingly Engaging Father Stu
In the last few years, actor Mark Wahlberg has quietly made a series of films that have low-key messages about…
Review: In Adapting a Video Game, a Charmless Uncharted Barely Holds Up as a Movie
I have some very pointed questions to ask devoted players of video games who actually look forward to the occasional…
Review: Animated, Direct-to-VOD Scoob! Is Somehow Too Much and Not Enough
If it’s possible for a film to be both too much and not enough, then that’s probably the best way…
Interview: Filmmaker Sean Anders on How His Own Adoption Experience Influenced Instant Family
The cynical among us (you know who you are) will view a movie like Instant Family and think it’s some sort of…
Review: Instant Family Nicely Balances Comedy and Heart
The cynical among us (you know who you are) will view a movie like Instant Family and think it’s some…
Review: Mile 22 Moves Fast, Sets Up a Sequel…And Not Much Else
Marking the fourth—and perhaps most bizarre—collaboration between actor Mark Wahlberg and director (and occasional actor) Peter Berg, Mile 22 seems…
Film Review: Timely All The Money in the World Crackles with Great Performances
In many ways, it’s a shame that a certain percentage of the audience going to see All the Money in…
Film Review: Deepwater Horizon, A Textbook Example of a Modern Disaster Movie
The problem I’ve often had with films directed by Peter Berg, even the ones I’ve liked, have been that he…
