Posts Tagged ‘Focus Features’
Film Review – Conclave
Electing a new Pope is a sacred one steeped in rituals and looking to God for guidance. On the other hand, it is also a popularity contest or at least one that examines all the potential candidates for how virtuous they are in the eyes…
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Film Review – Lisa Frankenstein
A teen romance flick with a deadly comedic twist—that should be the one-line summary of Lisa Frankenstein (2024). The film boasts the screenwriting talents of Diablo Cody (Juno, Tully), which promises some wacky writing (in a good way) with interesting characters. Unfortunately, the film makes…
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Episode 144 – Asteroid City (w/guest Andy Motz)
For this podcast, we are joined by independent filmmaker Andy Motz, and we talk all about his first feature-length documentary, Masc. We also review the latest film by Wes Anderson, Asteroid City. Download the episode here. Donate to Andy’s film project here.
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Film Review – Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Cook, Chef, Writer, Traveler, TV Personality, Martial Artist, Lover, Husband, Father, Storyteller. Anthony Bourdain was many things to many people, and when he took his life in 2018 (at the age of 61) he revealed that there was more going on with him that others…
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Film Review – Promising Young Woman
At times hauntingly depressing, with depths of righteous anger, star Carey Mulligan and director Emerald Fennell have made something deftly original, tantalizing, and fulfilling in Promising Young Woman. Cassandra (Mulligan) is working at a coffee shop, living at home after dropping out of medical school…
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Episode 37 – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Despite the recent theater closures, we bring you this week’s podcast, in which we review the digitally released indie drama, Never Rarely Sometimes Always. We discuss the latest movie/media highlights from our twitter feeds, including the controversial ‘only pick three’ memes. At the end of…
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Film Review – Never Rarely Sometimes Always
I’ve just seen Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) and am sitting here almost at a loss for words. This is now my third attempt to begin this review, because the film elicits such a wave of different reactions that it’s difficult to organize…
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Film Review – Emma. (2020)
It is likely a foolishly optimistic hope. But coming on the heels of the absolutely great recent adaptation of Little Women, we are served up another pretty terrific period film. Are we on the verge of a wave of well made classic literary adaptations featuring…
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