It’s been 16 years since actor Natasha Lyonne and director Jamie Babbit simultaneously achieved cult status with the wickedly hilarious queer classic But I’m A Cheerleader (1999). While Lyonne had been acting since childhood and played the lead in Tamara Jenkins’… Continue Reading
The big story at this year’s 40th installment of the Toronto International Film Festival was, sadly, the lack of stories to talk about. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any more dire than last year (my first in attendance),… Continue Reading
When considering her nearly 50-year career, it feels trite but accurate to say Lily Tomlin has done it all. Since first emerging in the New York comedy scene of the late ’60s and becoming a star on the revolutionary Rowan & Martin’s… Continue Reading
cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Rick Springfield screenplay: Diablo Cody director: Jonathan Demme MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief drug content, sexuality and language Okay, so let’s start with the marketing. From the bizarrely triumphal and… Continue Reading
Let me begin by apologizing for the many ways this interview will fail to fully capture the experience of sitting down with Parker Posey. If ever there was an actor whose distinctive physical essence cannot be conveyed in print, it’s her. Reading… Continue Reading
cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Tilda Swinton, Colin Quinn, Vanessa Bayer, John Cena screenplay: Amy Schumer director: Judd Apatow MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some drug use Let me start by saying what… Continue Reading
There are several reasons why director Sean Baker’s Sundance smash Tangerine has become one of the buzziest movies of the summer. For one, there’s the fact that it was filmed entirely with the iPhone 5S (thankfully not in portrait mode) yet looks like a million bucks,… Continue Reading
director: Asif Kapadia MPAA: Rated R for language and drug material The challenge of reviewing a documentary like Amy, the first authorized feature-length film to be made about the tragic and miraculous Amy Winehouse, is in parsing out what to say… Continue Reading
Magic Mike XXL cast: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell script: Reid Carolin director: Gregory Jacobs MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content, pervasive language, some nudity and drug use Terminator Genisys cast:… Continue Reading
Spy cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Allison Janney writer/director: Paul Feig MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, violence, and some sexual content including brief graphic nudity Love & Mercy cast: John Cusack, Paul Dano,… Continue Reading
