The Day Movie Review
Title: The Day Director: Douglas Aarniokoski Starring: Dominic Monaghan, Ashley Bell, Shawn Ashmore, Cory Hardrict, Shannyn Sossamon, Michael Eklund A casserole of post-apocalyptic siege/road movie clichés and tropes, “The Day”…
Sleepwalk With Me Movie Review
Title: Sleepwalk With Me Director: Mike Birbiglia Starring: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, James Rebhorn, Marc Maron, Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Schaal, Jessi Klein An appealingly low-key cinematic…
The Possession Movie Review 2
Title: The Possession Director: Ole Bornedal Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Natasha Calis, Matisyahu, Grant Show A generally well orchestrated sense of moodiness outstrips any of the…
Exclusive: Marjane Satrapi Talks Chicken with Plums, Not Liking Children, More
Iranian-born French novelist and multi-hyphenate Marjane Satrapi made a well-received transition to filmmaking in 2007 with the animated international hit “Persepolis,” adapted for the screen from several of her own…
For a Good Time, Call… Movie Review
Title: For a Good Time, Call… Director: Jamie Travis Starring: Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long, Mark Webber, Nia Vardalos, Mimi Rogers and James Wolk, with cameos from Seth Rogen,…
The Good Doctor Movie Review
Title: The Good Doctor Director: Lance Daly Starring: Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Rob Morrow, Michael Peña, Troy Garity, Taraji P. Henson, J.K. Simmons, Sorel Carradine A solidly constructed little character…
Compliance Movie Review
Title: Compliance Director: Craig Zobel Starring: Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Ann Dowd, Bill Camp A superbly acted and psychologically complex drama based on true events, writer-director Craig Zobel’s “Compliance” examines…
Interview: Cast of The Possession Talks Exorcisms, More
From “The Devil Inside,” “The Rite” and “The Haunting of Molly Hartley” to “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and the enormously successful “Paranormal Activity” films, to name but a handful,…
The Ambassador Movie Review
Title: The Ambassador Director: Mads Brügger Starring: Mads Brügger A wild, darkly comic slice of nonfiction branded “performative journalism” by its creator, “The Ambassador” sets out to expose the corrupt…