Posts Tagged ‘Olivia Wilde’
Film Review – Rush
Thrilling races with a good rivalry between two great drivers make for a fun time in Rush, even if the storytelling is standard in several ways. With sports movies, getting an audience to care about a sport that they may have no knowledge of is…
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SIFF Interview – Joe Swanberg – Drinking Buddies
Spencer interviews director Joe Swanberg from the dramedy Drinking Buddies at SIFF 2013. This segment is also available on YouTube.
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SXSW Film Review – Drinking Buddies
As a fan of independent film, I’m excited when I’m introduced to the work of noteworthy filmmakers. For several years now, I’ve been hearing about the prolific career of Joe Swanberg and have been curious to check out his movies. Finally at SXSW this year,…
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Film Review – The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
We are still in March. You know how we can tell where we are in the year, aside from looking at a calendar or asking someone else or looking outside at the still-mediocre weather? Just by looking at the current movie listings. We are in…
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Episide 227 – DVD Rundown 2-5-2013
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for February 5th, 2013. In this episode they discuss Flight, Alex Cross, Deadfall, and Laura.
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Film Review – Butter
Butter (2012) is a satire of Midwestern American culture centered on a subject matter I know nothing about. I’ve seen plenty of woodcarving and ice carving in my day, but never butter carving. I have to admit, my mind was blown by some of the…
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Film Review – The Words
The ownership of artistic worth and the nature of truth itself are the weighty topics at the core of the new film The Words. Written and directed by frequent character actor Brian Klugman, this film gives serious emotional weight to the act of artistic creation…
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Film Review – The Change-Up
I can only imagine what the pitch meeting was like when the idea to make The Change-Up (2011) was decided upon. The people who convinced the studio executives to greenlight this film must have been expert salesmen, because the premise is a tired and recycled…
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