Posts Tagged ‘Zac Efron’
Episode 9 – The Sun Is Also Star
On this podcast episode, we review the immigration-themed romance The Sun is Also a Star. We also discuss the controversial new trailer for the indie “comedy” Loqueesha, and at the end of the program, we review the Netflix Ted Bundy biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil,…
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DIFF Film Review – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
Joe Berlinger is widely known as an acclaimed film documentary producer and director with credits like The Paradise Lost trilogy, Iconoclasts, and Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger. Berlinger recently focused his work on the serial killer Ted Bundy. He produced and…
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Film Review – Baywatch
The Rock has once again put me in a hard place, man. While never a wrestling fan, even me, ever the simpleton, recognized Dwayne Johnson‘s charisma alongside the rest of the free world once he entered the movie arena. He arguably (or depending on who…
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Film Review – Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
I’m of two minds when it comes to Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016). For one, it does a good job at being about something – commenting on gender politics and the sickening rape culture that plague college campuses. On the other hand, it adheres so…
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SXSW Film Review – Neighbors
To call a comedy starring Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, and Zac Efron funny is not much of a story, in fact it is an expectation. Not only are they all proven comedic talents, but they have shown themselves to be incredibly versatile actors across the…
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Film Review – That Awkward Moment
January is commonly known as a dumping ground for movies and first-time director Tom Gormican dutifully ekes out That Awkward Moment just under the wire. Presumably pitched as a raunchy rom-com for bros, Moment follows the lives of three twenty-something post-college friends making their way…
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Film Review – The Paperboy
Sweaty and gross. Those are the first words that come to mind when describing the new overheated melodrama from director Lee Daniels, The Paperboy. While it sports a notable cast with all the ingredients for an interestingly lurid character study, the whole affair ends up…
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SIFF Film Review – Liberal Arts
Amongst the best movies to make their local premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival this year was the new dramedy Liberal Arts. Written, directed by, and starring TV’s Josh Radnor, this story concerns a lonely and somewhat bored college admissions administrator in New York…
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