6 Balloons is a film that shows what a sibling is willing to give up in order to save the other sibling. Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco star as a pair of siblings, Katie and Seth. The latter of which has a two-year-old daughter, Ella, and is being sent off to detox yet again for his heroine problem. It’s July and when she could be doing anything else, she’s driving him around Los Angeles with…
"6 Balloons: A Sincere Addiction Drama"Category: Movie Reviews
Love After Love is a family drama capturing an intimate portrayal of emotions while grieving. Russell Harbaugh directs the autobiographical family drama from a script that was co-written with Eric Mendelsohn. The script makes for a compelling film that explores a family going through the grieving process following the death of patriarch Glenn (Gareth Williams). He was a husband to Suzanne (Andie MacDowell) and the father to both Nicholas (Chris O’Dowd) and Chris (James Adomian). Everyone has their own…
"Love After Love: Career Best for Andie MacDowell"
Chappaquiddick is a film that strives to take an even-handed look at the tragic events of July 1969 but it’s just not compelling enough of a film. It’s not so much a political film inasmuch as it is one that seeks to take an investigative look. John Curran, directing from a screenplay written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, takes us back to yet another cursed moment for the Kennedy family. It’s a sad moment for…
"Chappaquiddick: Character Study Falls Short"
Mark Hamill’s Comic Book: The Movie is able to get away with poking so much fun at the industry because it’s satire so full of love. Hamill stars as Donald Swan, the self-professed #1 fan of Commander Courage. The comic book had been created by Jackson Whitney. Swan’s love of comics led him to start up Once Upon A Dime with Derek Sprang (Tom Kenney). The grade school teacher would also go on to open…
"Comic Book: The Movie – A Satire of Love"
The very funny independent comedy, For a Good Time, Call…, still holds up nearly six years after its theatrical release in 2012. The biggest reason as to why the film still holds up is because of the strong lead performances from Ari Graynor and actress/screenwriter Lauren Miller Rogen. Graynor delivered one of the most unsung performances among 2012 releases. The two women, Lauren Powell (Rogen) and Katie Steele (Graynor), are as opposite of each other…
"For a Good Time, Call… still holds up"
Final Portrait is a character study that takes us into the mind of what an artist goes through as they work to perfect their work. It’s the latest directorial offering from Stanley Tucci. The camera framing is absolutely beautiful with its handheld movements. Through his direction, Tucci makes some wise choices early on to hide the portrait of James Lord (Armie Hammer) even if audiences would beg for even just a glimpse of the master…
"Final Portrait: A Character Study"
Ready Player One falls a bit short of being a visual masterpiece that’s on par with many of director Steven Spielberg’s best films. There’s a lot to enjoy at first glance but reality soon sets in after the nostalgia wears off. The film is chock full of Easter Eggs to movies, television, books, video games and beyond. This isn’t a surprise when one considers the source material is essentially a love letter to so many of…
"Ready Player One: Visually Pleasing With Flaws"
The Last Movie Star, formerly known as Dog Years, shows us what would happen when an aging celebrity in the third act of their life decides to accept an invite to a basement film festival. Burt Reynolds stars as Vic Edwards, an aging celebrity who receives an invitation to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nashville Film Festival. Thinking that it’s a legitimate film festival, the former college football player decides to accept the…
"The Last Movie Star: Made for Burt Reynolds"
Filmmaker Judd Apatow pays tribute to the late comedian with The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling. It’s an emotional retrospective full of clips but just as importantly, Shandling’s colleagues reminisce about in a documentary airing two years after his passing. It’s hard to believe that it’s been just over two years since we lost Shandling. It feels just like yesterday. Apatow’s documentary, which airs over the course of two nights on HBO, is one of…
"The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling: A Fitting Tribute"
Midnight Sun is a Nicholas Sparks-esque film that goes for comedy until the melodrama heats up in the third act. Katie Price (Bella Thorne) is a high school senior and rather than have a normal life, she’s stuck at home due to her being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, xeroderma pigmentosum. She spends her days hanging out with her dad, Jack (Rob Riggle) and her best friend, Morgan (Quinn Shephard), while writing songs and…
"Midnight Sun: It’s a Nicholas Sparks-Esque Film"