The first minutes of dialogue out of Jesse Eisenberg’s mouth, his twitch, that stutter, and you realize he is yet again playing the same character, himself. Oscar-nominated for “The Social Network,” Eisenberg might be one of the most boring actors to watch in mainstream films working today. “The Hummingbird Project” has him playing another facet […]
Jim Jarmusch will likely never be a mainstream director. His peculiar films aim for something the majority of ticket buyers are not interested in exploring on the big screen. His latest Paterson, captures a degree of narrative normalcy I have never seen articulated so well in American cinema. Adam Driver (Star Wars, Inside Llewyn Davis)
2015 appears to be the year of LGBT films, following last month’s Stonewall, recent Oscar winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice, Hunger Games) stars in the true story of a New Jersey detective fighting for equality. Freeheld has touching moments but it’s reliance on stereotypes and overused anecdotes dilute the films message. Both director Peter Sollett