Aaron Paul stars as a single father trying to deal with the loss of his wife in writer/director Kat Chandler’s new film, Hellion. Paul’s Hollis, dealing with his demons, isn’t around much so that leaves 13-year-old Jacob (Josh Wiggins in his film debut) and younger brother Wes (another newcomer Deke […]
Holler If You Hear Me, the new Broadway musical based on the music of Tupac Shakur, has moments like the rapper himself: raw and electric. And when those moments happen, it’s truly exciting. But unfortunately, there aren’t enough of those moments here. Written by Todd Kreidler and directed by Kenny
I’ve never really understood why productions from Broadway and beyond never filmed their shows to screen to a larger audience after they finished their run. Sure, we had some over the years, like Company and Rent, but these have been few and far between. National Theatre Live has been screening
There are three types of people: those who’ve never seen The Book of Mormon but really want to; those who’ve seen it; and those who’ve seen it and want to see it again. Actually, there are four: those who never want to see it because it might be too offensive.
20th Century FOX should just give the keys to their X-Kingdom to Bryan Singer. Let him do whatever he wants with the series because clearly he’s the only one who can put mutants on film with any success. With the first X-Men and the terrific X2, he showed what he
If there is some kind of magic pill I could take that would make me enjoy a mediocre movie, then I would have gladly taken it for God’s Pocket. I went into the film really hoping to like John Slattery’s writing and directing debut. Slattery is a wonderful actor and
Dear Godzilla, I went to see your movie the other night. I’ve loved you since I was a kid and I was super excited to see you on the big screen again but I have to ask… where were you? The movie is called Godzilla… but you were barely in
Ninety percent of Mud Blue Sky, which opened last week at San Diego’s MOXIE Theatre, is set in a small, almost cramped hotel room near Chicago’s O’Hare airport. But out of that tiny space comes some really terrific performances. The play, which is having its West Coast premiere, was written
I’ve never seen Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge. I’ve wanted to check them out but you know how it goes… it’s on the list of things you want to watch but you just never get around to watching. But, after watching Coogan in the wonderful film, The Trip, and Philomena
There are times when I’ve watched a movie, the house lights come up and I think to myself, “What the hell did I just see?” Under the Skin was one of those movies. Directed by Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast), the film is based on the novel by Michael Faber and
A movie about four 15-year old high school students searching for an extinct duck just became one of my (so far) favorite movies of the year. A Birder’s Guide to Everything is a delightfully charming (and sometimes sad) story of David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a young bird watcher. I mean
Roger Michell was the director of one of my favorite movies, Notting Hill. And before you can say it yourself, I’ll say it for you: Yes, I’m a big girl. Notting Hill is one of the best romantic comedies ever and because of that, I’ll watch anything Michell directs. His
If Robert Duvall is wearing a cowboy hat in a film, I’ll be the first one in line for the screening. Actually, if he’s in any film, I’ll be there. But when he’s got the hat on, man, I just eat it up because no one plays a cantankerous old
As much as I like most of the big-budget films that Jon Favreau has directed, if he just stuck to smaller, personal films like Chef, you would never hear a complaint from me. Chef, written, directed and starring Favreau, is a little gem of a movie. Though, to be honest,
Writer/director Lawrence Michael Levine’s film, Wild Canaries, is a mess.
This is really Elaine Stritch‘s world and we’re all living in it. I can honestly say this after watching the excellent and brutally honest documentary about her life, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. The film looks back on her amazing life and career as follows her as she is beginning to
Everyone should have a friend like Shep Gordon.
I hope Anderson adds Fiennes to his growing list of actors who he works with because this collaboration is well worth seeing again and again.
It’s got some flaws, yeah, but for a first time director, he killed it
The film has some truly gut-busting moments and you should definitely check it out if you have a chance
