The location and most of the cast have changed but The Afterparty pulls zero punches once the action gets going in Season 2 on Apple TV+. Much like Knives Out and Glass Onion, only a few of the first season’s series regulars return. Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao reprise their roles as Danner, Aniq, and Zoë, respectively. They’re joined by newcomers Poppy Liu, Zach Woods, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, Ken Jeong, Paul Walter Hauser,…
"The Afterparty Is Back For Season 2 on Apple TV+"
Kelly Fremon Craig‘s adaptation of Judy Blume’s seminal Are You There G-d? It’s Me, Margaret. is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital. My original review from the theatrical release: Kelly Fremon Craig follows up The Edge of Seventeen with an adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved book, Are You There G-d? It’s Me, Margaret. It’s been over six years since Craig hit a home run with her feature directorial debut but the wait was worth…
"Are You There G-d? It’s Me, Margaret. Arrives on Blu-ray, DVD"
Only in Theaters, a love letter to cinema that tells the story of the Laemmle family and the American Dream, is now available on DVD. When I first spoke to Raphael Sbarge last fall, there were some technical issues that prevented the interview from being recorded. He was gracious enough to redo the interview earlier this year, which you can read right here. When we first spoke, he mentioned Kino Lorber being interested in releasing…
"Only In Theaters Arrives on DVD"
Martin Scorsese’s underrated 1985 back comedy thriller, After Hours, is now available on 4K Ultra HD by way of The Criterion Collection. In joining The Criterion Collection, the yuppie nightmare cycle (screwball comedy and film noir) becomes the 8th Scorsese film to get a release. This includes both Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese and The Last Waltz. Interestingly, the Academy did not honor Scorsese with an Oscar for Best Director until…
"After Hours Joins The Criterion Collection In 4K Ultra HD"
The Mosquito Coast features what could very well be the most unlikable character ever portrayed on screen by Harrison Ford. When I saw that Hoopla had a new-to-me Harrison Ford film in their catalog, I decided to give it a watch. After all, the film reteams Ford and filmmaker Peter Weir one year after they teamed up for Witness. This film is not even in the same league as Witness and it’s the main reason why…
"The Mosquito Coast: Harrison Ford In An Unlikable Role"
Coinciding with Oppenheimer, To End All War: Oppenheimer & The Atomic Bomb follows the rise and fall of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. I went into this documentary with the thought that it would be around 40-44 minutes long. Instead, it is a feature-length documentary running about 87 minutes long. Regardless, it is a very informative and insightful documentary should one wish to learn about the scientist prior to seeing the film. I can also say…
"To End All War: Oppenheimer & The Atomic Bomb"
Mel Eslyn spoke to Solzy at the Movies about her feature directorial debut, Biosphere, which is now playing in theaters. Biosphere , directed by Eslyn and co-written by Eslyn and Mark Duplass, was one of the final films to be announced for TIFF last year. The sci-fi comedy stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as the last two men on Earth. Billy (Mark Duplass) and Ray (Sterling K. Brown) are best friends and are…
"Mel Eslyn talks Biosphere"
The Out-Laws is the newest comedy film to be launched by Adam Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison, on Netflix. I found myself laughing a number of times while watching the press screener in my apartment. There’s a part of me that wonders just how many more laughs there would be in a shared communal setting. It’s so hard launching a comedy in theaters these days. People will watch Joy Ride if they’re going out this…
"The Out-Laws: The New Happy Madison Comedy Launches On Netflix"
Joy Ride is a raunchy laugh riot that will leave audiences hurting from how hard they’ve been laughing throughout the film. Between No Hard Feelings, Joy Ride, and Bottoms, it’s already a good summer for the raunchy comedy. I’ve seen all three of them and it makes you wonder why studios are not releasing them more often. The latter two films premiered at SXSW, which is a great festival to launch this kind of film.…
"Joy Ride: A Raunchy Laugh Riot"
David Zaslav is the perfect example of everything that is wrong with Hollywood and has no business running Warner Bros. Discovery. Is it too late to undo the merger that landed Warner Bros. at Discovery Communications? Action after action on account of Zaslav is just sickening and infuriating. As someone who loves movies and has great respect for the work that that Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack Warner built together, watching everything happening just makes…
"David Zaslav Is Bad For Warner Bros. And Hollywood"