Movie Reviews and Previews Weightlifting: The Actors Roundtable Last week it was the Actresses Roundtable. This week The Hollywood Reporter is featuring the Actors. I briefly mentioned this yesterday in the post about what Andrew Garfield said about Emma Stone. Now that I’ve read through the whole piece and watched all the videos… well…I’m not By Lainey • Dec 02, 2016 11:18 am
TV Updates A slightly backwards Waco series In the gold rush of Peak TV, every network is scrambling for original scripted content, and Spike TV is the latest to throw their hat in the ring in the hopes of airing the next Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. It was announced yesterday that Spike will air a By Sarah • Oct 27, 2016 11:07 am
TIFF 2016 Coverage TIFF Review: Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford’s sophomore film, Nocturnal Animals, is a two-for-one deal. Movie A stars Amy Adams as Susan, a sad, lonely person, being miserable in sad, lonely rooms. Movie B stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Tony, a man bent on revenge in the high desert of West Texas. The sum total By Sarah • Sep 12, 2016 03:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Shannon in Midnight Special Midnight Special has something in common with 10 Cloverfield Lane—you don’t want to know too much about this movie going in. The whole narrative is structured for discovery, and it unfolds with a real sense of wonder we don’t get to feel much at the movies anymore. By Sarah • Apr 07, 2016 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Andy G & Michael Shannon in 99 Homes Ramin Bahrani’s latest film, 99 Homes, makes for an interesting companion piece to Spotlight and the lesser Sicario, in that all three films deal with disillusionment and the corruption of an idealized system. Spotlight examines the putrid rot at the core of an ancient organization that’s become more By Sarah • Oct 06, 2015 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Freeheld Ellen Page and her girlfriend Samantha Thomas made their red carpet debut at the world premiere of her movie Freeheld in Toronto on Sunday night. It's about the fight for equal rights in domestic partnerships, which eventually laid the groundwork for where we are now in the U. By Joanna • Sep 15, 2015 11:45 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Superman finally gets a little interesting Written by Sarah After a month of speculation as to who would be Superman’s archnemesis in Zack Snyder’s reboot—Viggo Mortensen or Michael Shannon - Boardwalk Empire creeper Shannon has landed the role of General Zod. Like Superman, Zod is from the planet Krypton (oh cripes that feels By Lainey • Apr 11, 2011 03:45 am