Sully: The Miracle on the Hudson

Sully revisits the fateful January day when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger pulled off the Miracle on the Hudson against all odds. January 15, 2009 is a date that will live in history for New Yorkers.  This is the day when 155 lives were saved on US Airways Flight 1549 when it crashed in the Hudson.  What the film delivers isn’t so much a biopic in the traditional sense.  Yeah, we get some flashbacks to his…

"Sully: The Miracle on the Hudson"

SXSW 2018: Being Frank (You Can Choose Your Family)

With its mix of comedy and drama, Being Frank (formerly You Can Choose Your Family) delivers the goods in filmmaker Miranda Bailey’s narrative feature directorial debut. Frank Hansen (Jim Gaffigan) is a awful human.  He’s perhaps the worst human of the world even if he isn’t willing to admit it.  Frank’s problem is that he has two sets of everything but nothing is more secretive than his having two families.  All his trips for work…

"SXSW 2018: Being Frank (You Can Choose Your Family)"