When Nikola Tesla (played here by Ethan Hawke) pulls out his cell phone at a bar in 1888 or Anne Morgan, daughter of JP Morgan, fires up her Apple Computer to explain the number of Google searches for Telsa compared to Thomas Edison, you understand quickly this isn’t a normal biopic. Michael Almereyda’s version of […]
Finally, we are starting to see the LGBTQ genre splintering away from the usual controversial gay relationship dramas and tragedies. Giant Little Ones by Keith Behrman explores gender issues regarding same-sex experimentation among teens and young adults. In life and on film, society reacts differently to sexual intimacy between two females than it does when the intimacy is between
Steven Soderbergh and his iPhone take us somewhere few have been before, behind the scenes of an NBA lockout. “High Flying Bird” which was picked up by Netflix at Sundance isn’t what you expect from the guy behind “Erin Brockovich” or “Ocean’s Eleven.” It’s not even in the same wheelhouse as “Unsane,” Soderbergh’s suspense thriller also filmed on
Often associated with the sick and twisted, director (and actor) Eli Roth (“Death Wish”, “Hostel”) trades guts and gore for family friendly entertainment with The House with a Clock in its Walls. When the story isn’t trying to be America’s version of Harry Potter (dead parents, magic, impending doom, talking furniture), it does offer some
From the clever title to the animation, the script, and the actors, Inside Out is a positive tale about how to deal with emotions. The primary thought coming through is that negative emotions like sadness, anger, and fear are healthy and need to be expressed in order to get the “bad” that’s inside neutralized or