Words on Bathroom Walls: Charlie Plummer Is A Star

Words on Bathroom Walls explores a high school student’s schizophrenia diagnosis in a way that does not make it a stigma to discuss. If you were to go into the film without knowing anything, I wouldn’t blame you if you thought it was supernatural.  We quickly learn that we’re seeing things through Adam’s (Charlie Plummer) eyes.  And just as quick, we learn that Adam also suffers from a mental illness.  Adam wants to be a…

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Hot Air Falls Short Of Its Potential As Satire

Hot Air falls quite a bit short of its maximum potential in the political climate for satire especially with having a focus on conservative talk radio. Lionel Macomb (Steve Coogan) is the host of Fired Up.  He’s had this job for 20 years.  Don’t get me wrong–the comic actor brings the right persona required for the job.  The important thing here for the film is that we’re able to buy into Coogan as a right-wing…

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