Tag: Movie
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Kulap Vilaysack for Origin Story
I had the chance to interview the lovely and hilarious Kulap Vilaysack for her brutally honest documentary “Origin Story” – about her quest to meet her birth father.
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Life of the Party
This week brings the latest Melissa McCarthy comedy, “Life of the Party.” I actually like Melissa McCarthy. I get a little tired of the roles she takes sometimes because I think she’s capable of doing comedy that isn’t just about size or homeliness. This film is a step in that direction, with the comedy centering…
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Tully, Bad Samaritan, Overboard
This week brings the third Jason Reitman/Diablo Cody collaboration, “Tully”, the criminal thriller “Bad Samaritan” and the “Overboard” remake. “Tully” stars Charlize Theron as a mom trying her best to make things work. It also stars Ron Livingston, Mackenzie Davis, and Mark Duplass. It serves as a sort of bookend for the trilogy of tales…
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Anya Taylor-Joy, Corey Finely for Thoroughbreds
Star Anya Taylor-Joy and director Cory Finley are here to discuss Thoroughbreds. More about Thoroughbreds Childhood friends Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart. Lily is now a polished, upper-class teenager at a fancy boarding school; Amanda has turned into a sharp-witted outcast with an attitude.…
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Red Sparrow, Nostalgia
Jennifer Lawrence (like… almost ALL of Jennifer Lawrence) is back on the big screen this week in the spy film “Red Sparrow.” Also way too many famous people waste my time in the limited release “Nostalgia.” It’s easy to compare “Red Sparrow” to Charlize Theron’s “Atomic Blonde” (which I loved). In part because there frankly…
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Annihilation, Every Day
To say “Annihilation” is an adaptation is a loose definition of the word “adaptation.” The film is very much it’s own thing, which made it hard as a book reader to disconnect. “Annihilation” stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Oscar Isaac. Meanwhile “Every Day” is about as faithful as a…