Jim Gaffigan and Miranda Bailey on “Being Frank”‘s 90s Humor and Messy Moral Questions
We speak to the star and director of the new indie comedy Being Frank about the difficulties in generating empathy within adultery.
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Being Frank Review: A Shaggy Story About Dual Lives
Jim Gaffigan’s hangdog performance and an unexpectedly nuanced script elevate a stock comedy scenario into something genuinely thoughtful.
Full Circle closes the loop a bit too perfectly
Skilled performances overcome all too convenient plotting in the new Ed Solomon-Steven Soderbergh collaboration.
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: Women Talking, Animated Batman, Dawson’s Creek and More!
Because in the world of streaming, nothing lasts forever.
Linoleum fails to launch despite its stellar cast
Writer/Director Colin West crafts a well-intentioned and well-performed film that, unfortunately, suffers from clunky storytelling.
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania is a sadly “bleh” close to the series
Despite a fun premise and some solid character work, Drac and company’s last ride is a disappointingly bloodless affair.
The best movie of 2021 was any you got to see in a theater
On a year that let us come back to the theaters, and what that meant for the movies we saw.
“Tesla”‘s flights of fancy match the subject of its illumination
In his latest anti-biopic, Michael Almereyda drenches the life of the famed inventor in layers of enticing artifice.
Troop Zero Review: Lite-le Miss Sunshine
Amazon Prime’s girl scout comedy wastes its cast and period setting to make for an involving, generically cute indie.
“Away We Go”: An Inter-State Indie-Statement
Despite getting off on the wrong foot, Sam Mendes’s oft-forgotten dramedy remains a salient look at 2000s anxieties as often seen onscreen.
Them That Follow Review: Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Despite its stellar cast, including Kaitlyn Dever and Olivia Colman, this indie cult drama slithers away from itself a bit too often.
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2019 Titles Announced: Yesterday, Luce, Alien in 35mm
The seventh annual Chicago Critics Film Festival includes a 35mm print of Alien, as well as festival faves like The Nightinggale and Yesterday.
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review: Fun in the Spooky Sun
The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with solid jokes and a heartwarming message. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood I was more than a little ambivalent about the third installment of the Hotel Transylvania series. While I enjoy the franchise, and thought the … Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review: Fun in the Spooky Sun
Chappaquiddick Review: Tragedy Plus Time, Minus Insight
John Curran’s ill-timed retelling of Ted Kennedy’s infamous car accident in the Chappaquiddick is dour and more than a little politically murky. This piece was originally published on Alcohollywood For a film about lies and secrecy, Chappaquiddick is bizarrely preoccupied with getting its story straight. Director John Curran and screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan seem … Chappaquiddick Review: Tragedy Plus Time, Minus Insight