Posts Tagged ‘Bobby Cannavale’
Film Review – Blonde
There are moments in Blonde (2022) where Ana de Armas so closely resembles Marilyn Monroe that I had trouble distinguishing between the two. She so fully inhabits the legendary star that it is uncanny. de Armas is the anchor of writer/director Andrew Dominik’s impressionistic biopic. Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, the film…
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SIFF Interview – Shana Feste – Boundaries
Spencer interviews writer/director Shana Feste from the drama Boundaries at SIFF 2018.
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Film Review – Ant-Man
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe enters its third phase, there have been questions of whether the journey the characters we’ve become familiar with (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, etc.) have started to run stale. While Avengers: Age of Ultron had plenty of fun moments, a…
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SIFF Film Review – Spy
As a feminist who cares deeply about the representation of women in the media – both how women are presented and how often – I feel really bad for hating Paul Feig’s movie Bridesmaids. I HATED IT. My husband and I went out for dinner,…
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Interview – Nick Kroll – Adult Beginners
Spencer interviews actor/co-writer/producer Nick Kroll from the dramedy Adult Beginners.
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Film Review – Adult Beginners
Fresh off of his three season stint on the uproariously funny Kroll Show, Nick Kroll takes a decidedly subdued turn as the sarcastic (natch) Jake in Ross Katz‘s Adult Beginners. Too subdued, you ask? I’d confirm but the notes I took devolved into a long…
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Film Review – Annie
Although there wasn’t a big calling for a modern update of the Annie The Orphan musical (and I don’t know if the 1982 John Huston film is considered a “classic” by most), I was surprised to be won over by this newest incarnation of Annie.…
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Film Review – Blue Jasmine
It seems strange that Blue Jasmine marks the first collaboration between Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen. At first glance, they seem to fit stylistically. Hopefully she becomes one of Woody’s go-to actors, because what they provide is yet another interesting, engaging female character, one of…
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