Although my initial judgement was that this latest Pixar offering looked more geared towards children than adults, it’s been getting some pretty good buzz so I’m still holding out hope that Monsters University is actually half way decent if not pretty good. Directed by Dan Scanlon, who will make his Pixar debut with Monsters U,...
“The East”Directed by Zal BatmanglijStarring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Aldis Hodge, Patricia ClarksonThriller, Drama, Mystery116 MinsR The East is neither the first movie about an undercover mole infiltrating an enemy organization, learning the universal worth of their dogma and falling for their leader nor will it be the last. Nonetheless, it’s...
High on the velvety steps of the Seattle International Film Festival‘s opening night gala, I had a chance to speak with Clark Gregg, the one actor who has been in as many Marvel films as Robert Downey Jr. From the first inklings of the Marvel Movie Universe in Iron Man, Gregg has played Agent...
The 2013 Cannes Film Festival has now come to a close with the more desired Palme d’Or headed to the hands of Abdellatif Kechiche for Blue is the Warmest Color. Although this is one of the few films that I didn’t really have on my radar, apparently it got a lot of buzz from...
I spent a lot of time at SIFF screenings this week and got a chance to watch Populaire, The Spectacular Now, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, V/H/S 2, The Way, Way Back and The East, the later of which are awaiting embargo lifts for reviews,as well as Star Trek Into Darkness. For the most part it...
I had a chance to catch David Lowery‘s Ain’t Them Bodies a few weeks ago at SIFF and was underwhelmed with the result. A quiet, dusty drama about an escaped convict trying to make his way back to his wife, Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck and Ben Foster shine in their characters but are let down...
“Populaire” Directed by Régis Roinsard Starring Déborah François, Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo and Shaun Benson Foreign, Comedy 111 Mins R Filmed in the whimsy stylings of French New Wave, Populaire jars the bay window open and lets the breezy charm waft in and take the helm. Tackling the inconspicuous topic of typing competitions in...
Hot off the success of his documentary, I had a chance to sit down with Tom Berninger of Mistaken For Strangers. Brother to The National frontman, Matt Berninger, and emerging filmmaker, Tom set out with the band for their year-long world tour with all intentions of making a rock doc. He came away with something...
With only about three weeks to go until its June 14 release, the Man of Steel marketing train is chugging along and sees to actually be winning over fans. As this summer has had its early share of summer blockbuster disappointments (*sigh Star Trek into Darkness), it’s safe to assume that we’re all hoping that...
Not to be confused with the Seth Rogen comedy This is the End, The World’s End is the third film in Edgar Wright‘s Blood-and-Ice-Cream Trilogy which includes such masterworks as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. This final tongue-in-cheek installment finds Wright regulars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost alongside Martin Freeman (The Hobbit)...