starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville written by: George Clooney and Grant Heslov directed by: George Clooney I’ve long held the belief that movies about finding, stealing, or otherwise… Continue Reading
It’s been an anticlimactic year for The Binge. After bursting into existence in February as a self-branded offshoot of the work I’d been doing at Spinning Platters for the previous three years, The Binge steadily gained steam and momentum—for approximately… Continue Reading
starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wild, Portia Doubleday, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell screenplay: Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa director: Kimberly Peirce MPAA: Rated R for bloody violence, disturbing images, language and some sexual content. In what… Continue Reading
starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann adapted and directed by: Sofia Coppola MPAA: Rated R for teen drug and alcohol use, and for language including some brief sexual reference For the first time… Continue Reading
Paula Cole played an immensely fan-pleasing show in support of her seventh album, the Kickstarter-financed Raven, at Yoshi’s San Francisco last night. Taking the stage for two solid hours along with gifted new guitarist Chris Bruce and stalwart longtime drummer… Continue Reading
starring: Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Debicki screenplay: Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pierce directed by: Baz Luhrmann MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language After his passion-project misfire… Continue Reading
In the eighteen years since becoming a household name for her ubiquitous 1995 hit “One of Us” and accompanying triple-platinum debut LP, Relish, Joan Osborne has toured in a variety of live iterations. When playing her own solo material, Osborne’s… Continue Reading
starring: Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau screenplay: Joseph Kosinski, Karl Gadjusek, Michael Arndt directed by: Joseph Kosinski MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity Why does it feel… Continue Reading
starring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem written and directed by: Terrence Malick MPAA: Rated R for some sexuality/nudity While watching To the Wonder, the sixth film by the formerly reclusive but suddenly prolific Terrence Malick, I had to… Continue Reading
starring: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel screenplay: John Hodge and Joe Ahearne directed by: Danny Boyle MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, some grisly images, and language Trance is the kind of movie we would have referred… Continue Reading
