Australian actor-turned-director Anthony Hayes has created a pocket-style thriller that features three actors, a speedy running time and little dialogue. Ultimately about the downfall of greed, “Gold” has Zac Efron in the leading role, uncomfortable and dirty as the essence of his performance. As “Gold” introduces the audience into this not-so-distant future, the aesthetics of […]
While documentary turned feature film director Joe Berlinger’s latest Ted Bundy film doesn’t have much new to say about the notorious serial killer, it does take the stance that all women were stupid in the 1970’s. Efron, has built a career around toned abs and killer smiles, and on the one hand the beefy actor
Despite being nominated for three Golden Globe awards (Picture comedy, actor comedy, song), The Greatest Showman isn’t the spectacle it thinks it is. Following in the wake of La La Land, this musical history of PT Barnum lacks large set pieces and emotional punch found within the genre. While Jackman is electric on screen, The
It’s hard to describe what this movie is, but one thing for sure, it’s one of James Franco’s best films behind the camera after a long continuous stream of junk. It’s also a career best for Dave Franco (Nerve) who has long struggled to find a role that provided a substantive challenge. There is a
The updated Baywatch is no longer set in California (or Hawaii), it’s been revamped to Miami Beach. “Are you Batman?”, Mitch Buchannon’s latest rescued survivor asks. “Yea, sure. Just bigger and browner,” he replies. The original show aired from 1989 until the early 2000’s, evolving with the times and jump starting a lot of careers
Both Zac Efron (“Dirty Grandpa”, “Neighbors 2”) and Anna Kendrick (“Get a Job”, “Mr. Right”) have firmly secured their status as the worst actors of 2016. This is the third horrible comedy in a row for the celebrities who have destroyed their right to be called actors. From the oh-so-obvious writer/producers of Efron’s “Neighbors” films,
“There is no “I” in a sorority,” Zac Efron’s character Teddy Sanders proudly tells his former neighbors. The ripped, bronze character has gotten even dumber since we saw him last, as has the writing. The sequel to the inexpensive but high-grossing R-rated film of 2014 has the vulgarity turned down, but the jokes are pretty
Director Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) has his check list of vulgar comedy items to get through in his latest film, Neighbors. What started off as an idea of 30 year olds reaching that point where they still crave fun but need the calm and quiet to function as parents provides the conundrum for the
I didn’t believe writer/director Ramin Bahrani when he told me that this was a much darker role for superstar Zac Efron (The Lucky One, The Paperboy) and Dennis Quaid (Far From Heaven, Soul Surfer). The film is set up as a family drama where a generational family farmer wants nothing more than his sons to