In a bit of irony, the documentary by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) opens with a Pashtun story about a girl named ‘Malala’ (or ‘brave’) because she bravely intervened during a war. Zianddin, the father in this film, named his daughter that without of course realizing that she would be compelled […]
Even after answering questions from various groups for three hours before, the main cast members (Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, and Ryan Lee) of Goosebumps were fresh and lively for their press conference.
You probably have to go all the way back to “Gladiator” to find a film from Ridley Scott that display’s the quality seen in “The Martian”. Not the first choice to direct this book to film adaptation, the 77-year-old director certainly understands space and gives us a lot of it. “The Martian” isn’t a
What a fine, intelligent peek at ordinary human beings interacting with each other. Documentarians Bryan Carberry and J. Clay Tweel give us a film that presents a three-dimensional look at John Wood and Shannon Whisnant in all their glory, showing what motivates them, where they came from, some of their innermost thoughts, their families’
Oscar winning director Robert Zemeckis (Contact, Forrest Gump, Cast Away) has done it again, blown my mind. Ever the homme de génie, Zemeckis understands that pressing all the buttons at once can sometimes can make a story come alive. The casting is equally as mind-blowing. What does it take for a true story about
From award winning director Yimou Zhang (House of Flying Daggers) comes one of the year’s most emotionally gut wrenching films. Zhang, known for his colorful and elaborate visions, opts for opaque tones in a story that explores one families struggle to survive separation and mental illness. Like a page from a classic Meryl Streep or
French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve caught my undivided attention with his thriller “Prisoners” (2013), portraying one of the darkest kidnapping scenarios in recent memory. Villeneuve explores even darker subject matter in his latest suspense thriller “Sicario” (meaning hitman in Mexico), that will make pudding out of any 2015 horror film. Its closest companion would
Until now director Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, Somethings Gotta Give) has been a one note filmmaker. You can always bet on her scripts unfolding liker a Pottery Barn catalog, often the sets get more attention to detail than the characters. She certainly brings that distinct style to The Intern, but something feels different this time
It’s hard to take serious a drama about gay rights from the director of blockbuster action films like “White House Down” or “The Day After Tomorrow.” Stonewall also marks the first time this director has taken on a project with a small budget and his first R rated film since “The Patriot” (2000). “Stonewall”
Early buzz from the Sundance Film Festival this year was that Sleeping With Other People, director Leslye Headland’s second feature film, was an overwhelming crowd-pleaser. So I was a bit disappointed to find out that the plot seems recycled from other mainstream romantic comedies like No Strings Attached and Friends with Benefits. There is