Sometimes Always Never It is odd that Bill Nighy has given his most natural and greatest performance in a gentle film like Carl Hunter’s Scrabble-loving debut “Sometimes Always Never,” but then, these are strange times. They were strange in 2018 when the British production premiered at the London Film Festival based on a screenplay by […]
MEAD The MEAD of 2022 is not like anything else. Indeed, nothing else is like it at all. If there are any resemblances to Pixar movies or the current Marvel zeitgeist, they stem from Richard Corben’s visual influence and style as well as Jan Strnad’s words; both men created these characters and designs in the
Agent I’m continually curious about what new directors are doing, what stories they have, how they’re telling them whether it’s indie or super low budget or whatever. Agent The Movie is one of those movies that seems to encapsulate a lot of the good, bad and ugly of a limited budget movie world. I must
Big Nothing Formerly a professor, Charlie Wood (David Schwimmer) has a Ph.D. but his attempts at writing books are stuck in mediocrity. In order to make ends meet, he takes a job at the computer company as an answerer of phones. This is where he meets Gus (Simon Pegg), an offensive yet somewhat light hearted
Kids In America Sometimes a movie stops being what it is expected to be and becomes what it really wants to be. This rare event can be compared to the appearance of a blue moon. For instance, “Kids in America” is such a film. It breaks all the rules of Hollywood movies. Those so called
Twenty Million People PARK CITY Satires about Hollywood are always a risky business. They can often seem too self-referential and exclusive to connect with a wide audience. And yet there have been classics in the genre, dating all the way back to “Singin’ in the Rain.” The HBO hit series “Entourage” was filled with wicked
Overview Set amidst the well-to-do Iranian-American community of Los Angeles, “Shirin in Love,” directed by Ramin Niami, is an eccentric romantic comedy and social satire that is a little off-center while also being warm-hearted and wise. This independent film does not have the star power or shiny veneer of mainstream studio comedies with a romantic
Let me be clear: Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees the 94-minute performance film burning up Netflix, the one women won’t shut up about is not a comedy routine about blow jobs. I mean, yes, it’s a lot about that sex act from her perspective and she’s devastatingly smart on the topic and you will
