August: Osage County is a dysfunctional family tragicomedy that just marked the tenth anniversary of its theatrical release in 2013. If there is a 2013 film that features the most acting on display, it’s this one. This is a film that contains a powerhouse of a cast. Both Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts would receive Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Supporting Actress, respectively. The screenplay, cast, and other crew would earn nominations at other…
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story makes its arrival on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD and it is stacked with plenty of bonus content. Shout! Studios is handling the home entertainment release. What follows is my original review from last year’s Roku Channel release: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story turns the musical biopic genre on its head as the film is the first major parody of the genre since 2007. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox…
"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Arrives On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD"
A professor is in for a shock when he learns that people are seeing him in their dreams and then it becomes a nightmare in Dream Scenario. That’s the gist of the new horror-comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli. The filmmaker also finds a way to use the film as commentary on cancel culture. It’s got a solid mix of comedy and horror as we watch the incredible rise and tragic fall of Osler professor Paul…
"Dream Scenario: Nicolas Cage Gets Cancelled" Weird: The Al Yankovic Story turns the musical biopic genre on its head as the film is the first major parody of the genre since 2007. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story turns 15 years old in December. It was the musical biopic to end all musical biopics because of how much it parodied the genre. Since its release, every major musical biopic has hit all the checkmarks. Nearly 15 years later, along comes Weird…
"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Is A Laugh Riot"
The Tonya Harding biopic, I, Tonya, could bring Allison Janney an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the figure skater’s abusive mother. Directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by Steven Rogers, the biopic stars Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novakovic and Bobby Cannavale. Interspersed with documentary-style footage, the film gives off a humorous vibe as we revisit one of the biggest events…
"Chicago Film Festival: I, Tonya"