Posts Tagged ‘Olivia Wilde’
Film Review – The Invite
After the psychological mystery/thriller that was Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Olivia Wilde’s immediate directorial follow up – The Invite (2026) – takes a complete 180-degree turn. Where the former was a big, expansive undertaking, this latest release is a small, intimate chamber piece taking place entirely within a single…
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Top 15 Films of 2019 – Allen’s Picks
2019 was such an excellent year in film that I seriously debated pushing this list out to 25, maybe even 30 entries. There was such an abundance of quality work that whittling it down to a small grouping is about the equivalent of a parent…
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Film Review – Richard Jewell
Director Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell (2019) is often times a frustrating watch. Not only because it depicts yet another instance of injustice being inflicted on an innocent person, but in the way Eastwood and his production deconstruct the characters into one dimensional participants. Eastwood’s style…
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Episode 10 – Aladdin and Booksmart
On this episode of the podcast, Keith and Cassidy review Disney‘s live-action remake of their animated classic Aladdin and Olivia Wilde‘s directorial debut, the teen, coming of age comedy Booksmart. We also discuss sleazy pinball art, Upright Citizen’s Brigade. At the end of the program,…
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Film Review – The Lazarus Effect
Somewhere in the tangles of The Lazarus Effect (2015) lies a good movie. It has a few things going for it. It taps into that frightening and very real question that we’ve all thought about: what happens when we die. Whether our souls go on…
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Film Review – Third Person
I think a lot about what makes a film successful. I’m not talking about money; I’m talking about what makes a film work. There are a lot of crappy-ass movies that I really like and think work pretty well even though they aren’t great pieces…
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Film Review – Better Living Through Chemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry comes off as a comedic reworking of Double Indemnity. Sifted through an independent comedy sensibility, the film concerns a meek cuckold of a husband and father who is taken in by a seductress. While similar plots are well worn and may…
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Film Review – Her
High concept plate-spinner Spike Jonze is at it again. A man falls in love with his computer? Comedy gold! As a tagline, sure, that’ll turn some heads, but the premise he’s tinkering with in Her may not be as far-fetched as it initially seems.
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