The hour-long Dumbo gets the live-action treatment in a film running nearly double the run time of Disney’s 1941 animated classic. Max Medici (Danny DeVito) runs the Medici Bros. Circus and we’re introduced to all the characters moments into the film. It’s post-war Sarasota, Fla. when Captain Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) returns home to children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins). Things are much different from when the two children last saw their father. For…
"Dumbo gets the Live-Action treatment"
Screwball is an entertaining account of the Biogenesis investigation that took down then-New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez. Billy Corben’s true-crime dramedy takes a unique approach in telling this story. Corben opts for children in lieu of adults when it comes to reenactments. It makes for an hysterical approach to one of the darkest eras of Major League Baseball. Early on, we learn that Tony Bosch set up shop in Florida because it was the…
"Screwball recounts Biogenesis scandal"
Hotel Mumbai basically serves as a reenactment of the awful terrorist attack that fell upon the city of Mumbai in November 2008. For one waiter, Arjun (Dev Patel), he started off his day by running late and getting chewed out by head Taj Mahal Palace Hotel chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) for wearing the wrong pair of shoes. The kitchen is under an insane amount of stress with the rival of David (Armie Hammer) and Zahra…
"Hotel Mumbai feels like Exploitation"
Ant-Man star Paul Rudd was on hand in Chicago this weekend for the headlining Clueless reunion panel taking place during the 10th annual C2E2. While he was running late as a result of an autograph signing, Rudd joined Clueless co-stars Alicia Silverstone, Breckin Meyer, and Donald Faison on the Main Stage. After about 20 minutes or so of conversation with moderator Clare Kramer, the floor was turned over to the audience for a question and…
"C2E2 2019: Paul Rudd on The Secret To Not Aging"
Desi Lydic spoke with Solzy at the Movies during a press preview for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library. Interestingly enough, Desi Lydic and I both share the same hometown of Louisville, Ky. As such, I naturally introduced myself to the comedian during SXSW with the name of the high school that I attended. We may have gone to rival high schools but it’s okay since we both made…
"SXSW 2019: Desi Lydic talks The Daily Show"
Freaks and Geeks star John Francis Daley spoke with Solzy at the Movies while on the red carpet just before the special screening of Stuber during SXSW. Twenty years ago this September, Freaks and Geeks would make its premiere on NBC. More than a few months later, the series would sadly come to an end. The legacy of the Paul Feig-created series–executive produced by Judd Apatow–lives on to this day. For more on that legacy,…
"C2E2 2019: John Francis Daley talks Freaks and Geeks"
Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Tripper Clancy, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein spoke with Solzy at the Movies Prior to a special screening of Stuber during SXSW. The print that screened during SXSW was a work-in-progress print. It will be screened for review closer to release in July. I found myself sitting next to editor Jonathan Schwartz during the screening. He’s the same editor who worked on The Spy Who Dumped Me for writer-director Susanna…
"SXSW 2019: Cast, crew talk Stuber"
Pej Vahdat spoke on the red carpet with Solzy at the Movies shortly before the start of the world premiere of The Day Shall Come. Can you talk about your role in the movie? Pej Vahdat: I play Nura. I’m an FBI informant. I can’t say too much because it will give it away. I play an informant that it is basically after something from the FBI and they’re after something from me. That’s much…
"SXSW 2019: Pej Vahdat talks The Day Shall Come"
The 2019 SXSW Film Festival has come and gone but some films and performances have left a lasting impression on my mind. TOP NARRATIVE FEATURES Long Shot Booksmart Good Boys The Garden Left Behind Saint Frances Olympic Dreams Pink Wall Villains Go Back to China The Day Shall Come Extra Ordinary I naturally gravitate towards comedies so it should come as no surprise that many of the films that found their way to the top…
"The Best of SXSW 2019: Solzy Awards Edition"
Fans are now able to bring home the Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD. Bonus Materials Include: We Are Spider-Man: Exploring and celebrating one of the key themes of the film, We Are Spider-Man takes a deep dive into the diversity of the characters and aspirational core that any person from any gender or cultural background can wear the mask. Spider-Verse: A New Dimension: With a stunning visual style and state of…
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse hits Home Video"