Posts Tagged ‘Rashida Jones’
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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Film Review – On the Rocks
The premise of On the Rocks (2020) contains all the ingredients of classic screwball comedy. A woman develops a nagging feeling that her husband is having an affair. Egged on by her Lothario father, she begins to track her husband’s whereabouts in anticipation of catching…
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Film Review – Klaus
What a beautiful film Klaus (2019) is! In an age where animation is dominated by three dimensional, CGI rendered output, here is a film that chooses to be both a throwback and a giant step forward in 2D animation. It looks and feels as though…
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Film Review – Tag
The idea seems preposterous: a group of friends, all grown men, have been playing the same game of tag for thirty years. From the school yard, through college, jobs, marriages, and into middle age, they each converge one month out of the year to see…
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Film Review – Cuban Fury
Most romance movies are targeted to a female audience. The protagonist is usually a woman, and the story arc tends to follow her trajectory towards a successful love match. It’s a tried and true formula that works well when done right, but it’s hard to…
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Interview – Nick Frost – Cuban Fury
Spencer interviews actor/writer/producer Nick Frost from the romantic comedy Cuban Fury.
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Top 10 of 2012 – Ed’s Picks
2012 was a terrific year at the movies. 2010 and 2011 both felt a little underwhelming at the time. There was some good work, to be sure, but the amount of work that felt new or exciting was less and less. However, this last year…
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Film Review – Celeste and Jesse Forever
How to move on and grow after a divorce can be a difficult task. For some it can be so hard that they resist changing anything at all. That’s where the two title characters are at the beginning of Celeste and Jesse Forever.
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