Tag: jksimmons
RED ONE Review: Short on Christmas Cheer, Long on Holiday Schmear
If there was a Guinness World Record for the most jacked-up Santa in a big-budget, Hollywood-financed, holiday-themed action-comedy, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) would win hands down and biceps curled for his committed portrayal of Father Christmas (aka, St. Nick,...
JUROR #2 Review: Legal Drama, By the Numbers
Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb, Amy Aquino, and Adrienne C. Moore.
ONE DAY AS A LION Review: Roar All You Want, This Kitty Is Harmless
John Schwab directed; Scott Caan, Marianne Rendón, Frank Grillo, Virginia Madsen, and J.K. Simmons star in the low-key story of a bumbling, would-be assassin, written by Caan.
Review: NIGHT SKY, Full of Fabulous Stars and Mysterious Secrets
Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons star, which is reason enough to watch the Prime Video series.
Review: BEING THE RICARDOS, Aaron Sorkin Strikes Again (React Accordingly)
Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Nina Arianda and JK Simmons star in a biographical drama, directed by Aaron Sorkin, opening in movie theaters this week.
Review: THE TOMORROW WAR, Death by a Thousand Algorithms
Back in January, Amazon Studios paid a cool $200M — a drop in the proverbial bucket for the all-everything company and Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest individual in the world ($200B and counting) — for distribution rights to The Tomorrow War...
Now Streaming: INVINCIBLE, Got Blood If You Want It
Steven Yuen, J.K. Simmons and Sandra Oh lead the voice cast in an animated adaptation of the comic-book series, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
THE FRONT RUNNER Interview: J.K. Simmons, Sara Paxton, and Director Jason Reitman Get Political
During the 1988 US Presidential campaign, one candidate seemed poised to win it all. Possessed of all the credentials and bona fides any American would be proud of, Senator Gary Hart seemed like a dream candidate, poised to sail into...
THE FRONT RUNNER Interview: Hugh Jackman and Writers Matt Bai and Jay Carson Navigate Scandal
During the 1988 US Presidential campaign, one candidate seemed poised to win it all. Possessed of all the credentials and bona fides any American would be proud of, Senator Gary Hart seemed like a dream candidate, poised to sail into...
The Music of ALL NIGHTER: An Interview with Composer Alec Puro
Gavin Wiesen’s follow up to his Sundance hit “The Art of Getting By” is being released March 24 on VOD and is titled “All Nighter”. The comedy centers around a workaholic father (J.K. Simmons) who attempts to visit his daughter...
THE LAKE: J.K. Simmons Joins Luc Besson's Navy SEAL Treasure Film
Deadline is reporting that J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) has joined the cast of Luc Besson's Navy SEALs action thriller The Lake. It will not be a large role for the recent Oscar winner but no one is probably better suited to...
The Many Faces Of J. K. Simmons
Last weekend was Academy Award weekend, and a lot of it was predictable, uninteresting, and often both. However, I do not think anybody had a problem with the Oscar for best Supporting Actor going to J. K. Simmons, for his...
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK at Jason Reitman's Live Read
George Lucas' refusal to let sleeping dogs lie has confused the essence of Star Wars since the film's 20th anniversary in 1997, when Lucas re-released the trilogy with his first installment of effects revisionism. Now, one can't even watch...
Review: WHIPLASH Taps A Confident Beat
It's a pretty quick turnaround to go from Sundance 2013 award-winning short film to Sundance 2014 opening nighter. But for 28-year-old director Damien Chazelle, when opportunity knocks, there's no need to bide your time. It's no surprise that Jason Blum...
Sundance 2014 Review: WHIPLASH Confidently Marches To A Different Beat
It's a pretty quick turnaround to go from Sundance 2013 award-winning short film to Sundance 2014 opening nighter. But for 28-year-old director Damien Chazelle, when opportunity knocks, there's no need to bide your time. It's no surprise that Jason...
