“He Believes What People Tell Him”
Read MoreIf not weeping for Woody, then we weep for ourselves for what we’ve become.
It’s we who linger in the abyss and who deserve the pity.
Read MoreIf not weeping for Woody, then we weep for ourselves for what we’ve become.
It’s we who linger in the abyss and who deserve the pity.
Read MoreJuanita Moore died a few days ago.
If you don’t know that name, you’re not alone. I didn’t know her either.
But I do remember her most memorable film role, in what was (and remains) one of the most groundbreaking movies ever made. The name of that film is Imitation of Life.
Read MoreThis is Casino meets Goodfellas meets Wall Street meets Blow meets Glengarry Glen Ross meets Caligula. Whatever your opinion of those movies is, likely will determine how you judge this film. At its best, it’s Richard III heavily under the influence. At its worst, it’s Jersey Shore.
Read MoreEach time Ben Stiller is confronted with the opportunity to share a more personal side of himself or delve deeper into life, he refuses to let us in and then trivializes human drama and conflict with a brush-off. Scenes with the potential to make you think much more deeply get interrupted by cheap laughs, which always seems to be Stiller’s comfort zone. In the end, we feel cheated.
Read MoreSaving Mr. Banks is a much deeper, darker, and ultimately more powerful film than one might expect from Disney Studios.