I will say this for writer/director Lorene Scafaria, she sure knows how to invent maddening or borderline annoying characters. In her second feature, the Seeking A Friend at the End of the World director aligns a spectacular cast that affords Oscar winner Susan Sarandon her first leading role since I don’t know when. The controversial […]
Director Liza Johnson’s previous film Hateship Loveship with Kristen Wiig was a mixed bag of quirky comedy and unusual romance. Her latest, Elvis & Nixon is a perfect blend of history and comedy. With all things being considered, Elvis & Nixon is the funniest film of the year. It’s smart and clever as it works
As unusual as the title, writer/director Tom Tykwer is known for his unconventional films. Run Lola Run, Heaven and Cloud Atlas to name a few of the more mainstream. With that being said A Hologram for the King is by leaps and bounds his most accessible film for a wide audience. It isn’t without unique
Malcom D. Lee, director of The Best Man series and sequels, revives the Barbershop franchise with an important update. It’s been 12 years since these characters were on the big screen. Yet with a new purpose, Mark Brown’s original characters previously concerned with relationships, financial issues and community, discuss current events; including racially motivated shootings,
“Tammy”, “Spy”, “The Heat”, “Identity Theft”, if you have seen one Melissa McCarthy film you have seen them all. McCarthy is following the same path of her male comedian counterparts, jumping into scripts that sell her one note comedy routine. “The Boss” is the second collaboration between McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone who co-wrote
It’s been a bad year for Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air, Pitch Perfect). She’s already scored one of the worst films of the year, alongside Miles Teller in Get a Job, now Mr. Right is equally terrible. Back in 2007, Kevin Costner starred in a film called Mr. Brooks, that more successfully
In just a few short years of bursting on the American film circuit, French-Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee has delivered award worthy pictures with Wild and Dallas Buyers Club. There is something raw about his films that attract actors looking to step out of their comfort zone. Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Southpaw) is an actor who chases roles
Delusion is sometimes shared—even among a whole crowd of people—but it’s seldom perpetuated in one individual by everyone around her, as in this film, Marguerite (performed expertly by Catherine Frot). Marguerite’s husband, Georges (Marcon) is convinced that it would kill her to learn the truth—that is, that she sings noticeably off key. And it’s astounding
There is a reason this movie looks and feels like it was made in 2012, because it was. It was shelved because it’s a piece of crap. First time writers Kyle Pennekamp and Scott Turpel haven’t worked since. It’s a shame, because the cast, minus the intolerable Mintz-Plasse (Neighbors, Movie 43), are all accomplished, talented
“There is no difference between hugging and suffocation,” one character says. The same could be applied to this unwelcome sequel to one of the millennium’s biggest surprise hits. In 2002 Greek actress Nia Vardalos became a worldwide sensation with her script and starring role in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It became the biggest romantic