Perhaps the biggest mystery Barry has to offer is why Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) makes the choices he does. He’s always under the spell of something, and he always seems […]
There’s a stylistic choice about halfway through “The Arrest” that I really enjoyed. Candy Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen), her murder of her neighbor now public knowledge, is being driven to the […]
Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed. Though the White House Plumbers‘ premiere was flawed, I found it to be a pretty silly and fun introduction to this not-so-complicated story of […]
One thing I’ve found when it comes to watching Succession live is that it really benefits from two watches. With every episode being over an hour of ludicrous wealth, lots […]
This uneven but still highly watchable little thriller comes courtesy of comic actor-turned-writer/director Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), who tells the story of a woman escaping her life after her […]
Movies like The Starling Girl seem to spring out of every film festival and then never really make a dent when/if they get an actual wider release in any format. […]
Winner of the Jury Prize at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Eight Mountains is based on the celebrated novel by Paolo Cognetti, concerning a decades-long journey of friendship, failure, […]
On the surface, the new documentary about the life and career of baseball legend Yogi Berra, It Ain’t Over, might seem to be a straightforward account of his accomplishments, obstacles, […]
The Fast & Furious movies have now entered their third decade as a franchise, and we still have one or two of these monsters left (depending on who you listen […]
Since Barry began, Barry’s (Bill Hader) primary goal has been to start over. At first, this meant finding new purpose in Gene Cousineau’s (Henry Winkler) acting class, then it meant […]
If Ben Affleck’s Air is the feel-good product origin story of the year (and it is), Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry is its dark counterpart, a cautionary tale about ambition, technology and toxic […]
From director Niki Caro (Whale Rider, North Country, the live-action Mulan—all better movies than this one) comes The Mother, the story of a deadly, nameless female assassin (Jennifer Lopez) whom […]