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 […]
Barbie takes center stage in Greta Gerwig‘s vivaciously pink and subversively delightful film, aptly titled “Barbie.” Forget what you thought you knew about this iconic doll because Gerwig’s fresh take on Barbie World will leave you both pleasantly amused and, in some cases, empowered. From the start, the film transports you to a mesmerizing pink-washed
It’s getting personal this awards season. Noah Baumbach is the latest filmmaker to project his own personal life story onto the big screen. Specifically his divorce from actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Baumbach might have just created one of the most imperative films about divorce ever committed to cinema. Marriage Story is about everything from falling
Noah Baumbach’s films are often weightless, filled with quirks and eccentricities of characters similar to himself. From The Squid and the Whale to Mistress America, his scripts are as intriguing in the moment as they are forgettable after the fact. Baumbach might be Netflix’s golden charm as he persistently delivers middle ground comedic drama’s that
Over the years Noah Baumbach has become an unpredictable director (also co-writer with Wes Anderson on many film) with a generally liked hit like The Squid & The Whale but far more mixed responses to pictures like Margot at the Wedding and last years While We Were Young. Baumbach and actress Greta Gerwig have been
I consider Noah Baumbach like the less popular brother of Wes Anderson. Baumbach (The Squid & The Whale, Margot At the Wedding) worked on scripts with Anderson and the two have been friends for a while, so it isn’t surprising that the characters in While We’re Young feel similar to those in an Anderson film.