Jay Kelly Starring: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Grace Edwards Director: Noah Baumbach Running Time 132 min Rated R Grade C+ George Clooney’s description of his character Jay Kelly is a “likable jerk”. The two-time Oscar winner (one for supporting actor, the other for producing) insists he isn’t playing a version of […]
Francis Lawrence turns Stephen King’s cruel parable into a marching drumbeat you feel in your shins. The Long Walk never rushes, yet the movie never idles. It advances with a grim cadence, each mile a verdict. We travel beside Ray Garraty, played by Cooper Hoffman, and a pack of kids priced like cattle for a
Oscar-nominated actor; and sometime screenwriter and director Ethan Hawke steps back behind the camera for his fourth feature. “Blaze” is the story of little known Austin musician Blaze Foley, who often created more trouble and drama than he did music. Hawke chose Foley’s story for the big screen specifically because he wasn’t a big celebrity, and
How long can you listen to someone who uses the word “like” in every sentence before it becomes annoying? Bo Burnham’s new film opens with a scene that will give you your answer, the lead character uses “like” 50 times or more in under five minutes. “Eighth Grade” might be this year’s “The Florida Project,”