Standup comic Jo Koy wanted so much to have a sitcom of his own that he pitched what is essentially an audition reel for a theatrical pilot — a bald-faced ripoff of an even more contemptible series of Greek nuptials — that was eventually produced on Spielberg’s dime. It’s My …
Not the feature-length montage generally associated with Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby), nor is it a patch on the Kurt Russell, John Carpenter TV biopic from 1979. Austin Butler reported to work on time and fit the costumes, but for all impractical purposes, they might just as well …
From Life After Beth to Black Bear, Aubrey Plaza had gradually stripped herself of the deadpan zingers and callous indifference that factored into her early comedies. A fuzzy criminal record is all that stands between Emily (Plaza) and a job that’s more rewarding (and financially lucrative) than delivering trays of …
Watching writer-director Sam Mendes’ latest, it’s hard to shake the suspicion that he fell in love with the setting — an achingly beautiful old movie house/general nightspot in an English seaside town — and set out to make a movie around it. Because while the place looks fantastic — Roger …
EO, a gray donkey with melancholic eyes and a curious spirit, begins life as a circus performer before escaping across the Polish and Italian countryside, where he encounters a troubled young priest, a Countess, a rowdy soccer team, and experiences society’s cultural and environmental ills, all on his journey to …
Two sisters try to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please aunt in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family has the same idea. Starring Anna Faris and Toni Collette, directed by Dean Craig.
Returning to a hotel now haunted by its mysterious past, an artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets in their former family home. From director Joanna Hogg and starring Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton, Carly-Sophia Davies, Zinnia Davies-Cooke.
Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari’s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, …
Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari’s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, …
A film that lives up to its title. Forgive the prudish tone, but for once, I’d have gladly sacrificed the f-bombs and duelling dildos that warranted an R rating so that parents would have felt more comfortable taking the family to a madcap mother-daughter (Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu) bonding …
We've seen this all before: the blasphemous possessee strapped to a palpitant bed, the priest pausing briefly in the light emanating from the bedroom window before rushing to her side, spewing green, etc. Director Alejandro Hidalgo is well-aware of the familiarity the images spark and uses it to his advantage …
Candy is a sex worker. A poor teacher, Toto (Carlo Aquino), falls in love with her and she becomes his motivation to work hard. Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana, starring Carlo Aquino,Julia Barretto, and Quinn Carrillo.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, the surreal comedy stars Gabriel LaBelle as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker Sammy Fabelman, Michelle Williams as his artistic mother, Paul Dano as his successful scientific father, Seth Rogen as honorary “uncle” to the Fabelman children, and Judd Hirsch as Mitzi’s Uncle Boris.
Documentary about West Australian slab wave surfer Kerby Brown, a man whose connection with the ocean runs as deep as his love for his family. Kerby is joined by his family on his quest to ride a ferocious slab wave in the deep southern ocean that no one on the …