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CAPTAIN FALL Review: Beguiling, Hilarious, Absolutely Absurd, Definitely Only for Adults
Jason Ritter, Christopher Meloni, Lesley-Ann Brandt lead the voice cast in an outrageous animated series, from 'Norsemen' creators Jon Iver Helgaker and Jonas Torgersen, now streaming on Netflix.
Review: MARAUDERS, No Better or Worse Than Your Average Crime Thriller
On the surface, Steven C. Miller's Marauders is yet another movie about a gang of crooks and the determined lawmen tracking them down. It really wants you to think otherwise, though; its loftier aim is to be the next Heat....
Opening: WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD, Recurring Dreams And Shaky Memories
Gregg Araki's latest offering, White Bird In A Blizzard, is set during the time period when Araki first began making films (1988-1991). Because of this, the sets and costumes are rendered with a loving nostalgia that never feels overly novel....
Vancouver 2014 Review: WHITE BIRD IN A BLIZZARD, Gregg Araki's Nostalgic, Seductive Puzzle
Gregg Araki's latest offering, White Bird In A Blizzard, is set during the time period when Araki first began making films (1988-1991). Because of this, the sets and costumes are rendered with a loving nostalgia that never feels overly novel....
Review: 42 Offers a Nice, Pleasant Version of Jackie Robinson's Story
The closest 42 comes to revealing anything about the actual personality or character of Jackie Robinson -- the first black player in Major League Baseball -- is when he privately expresses frustration at being beholden to someone for a kindness....
Hollywood Beat: The Grouch-ification of Harrison Ford
When did Harrison Ford get so grouchy? The trailer for 42, Brian Helgeland's bio-pic that opens on Friday, April 12, reveals Ford as the growling, threatening Branch Rickey, the real-life Brooklyn Dodgers baseball executive who picked Jackie Robinson as the...
SXSW 2013 Review: AWFUL NICE is Painfully Funny
To call director Todd Sklar's sense of humor peculiar is to understate the weird and wacky no-holds-barred comedy we've come to know in his work. One look at his hit short '92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card and his...