Emerging Writer/director Joachim Trier’s (co-written with Eskil Vogt) family drama has a lot of content, if you are willing to work for it. Dealing with a sullen teenager as a lead has never been easy. Although Devin Druid does a good job with that role, his character Conrad Reed lacks development. The first few scenes
In Demolition Jake Gyllenhaal puts out a remarkable performance as bereaved executive Davis Mitchell looking for relief when there is none in site. Driven to the edge of insanity by the sudden death of his wife, we witness his breakdown. Actually, we witness his breakdown in spades. Unlike other on-screen insanities, he does not melt
Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée (Wild, Dallas Buyers Club, and Café de Flore) has created another nearly perfect film. And he helped Jake Gyllenhaal, who has learned the value of Quebec’s gifted filmmakers, put in his strongest performance, outpacing even Nightcrawler. Bryan Sipe’s screenplay about a business executive transformed by the accidental death of his wife
FX wrapped up “the trial of the century” on Tuesday (April 5) as the dramatized O.J. Simpson trial riveted a captive TV audience once again. Except this time, we viewers were given backstage passes thanks to the excellent adaptation of Jeffrey Toobin’s book The Run of His Life by superb writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott
Here’s something you don’t see every day – Luke Skywalker being given bunny ears by Poe Dameron. Mark Hamill was having his picture taken cuddling up to co-star Lupita Nyong’o, who plays goggle-eyed Maz in the series, when Oscar Isaac – aka Poe – crept up behind and gave them a sneaky photobomb. Cuddling adorable @lupitanyongo-who's seeking a little
Syfy have posted the first episode of 12 Monkeys Season 2 online in its entirety – two weeks ahead of its official release. They also put the first two minutes of the second season on YouTube, for those who can’t access the Syfy site. Season 2 premieres on April 18, and the first two minutes look
If this was anyone but Weezer it would be universally derided as summertime pop schlock, desperately grabbing at vague, feel-good boy/girl set-ups and KROQ cliche’s to move units, but this is Weezer, so of course, it’s a concept record. The ripping guitars, live drums and Rivers Cuomo’s “nerd” voice, complete with off-the-wall references from Darwin,
The always euphoric Brooklyn-based art rock band Yeasayer have released their first record since 2012. With each new record they reach out to a new and broader audience. Yeasayer know how to make a statement with their art. They live it, breathe it, and play it. They are not just a musical experience but their presence
Explosions In The Sky coming out with a new album was a huge surprise and a huge relief for many across the world. Explosions were part of my daily routine as a young 16-year-old kid. I would wake up every morning for class, and immediately turn on “Be Comfortable, Creature” and it would quickly make
Jake Gyllenhaal has found a sympathetic artistic partner in a second Quebec filmmaker, Jean-Marc Vallée, in Demolition. Gyllenhaal’s two films with Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners and Enemy) showed how far he was willing to go beyond the mainstream to find richly meaningful projects. Demolition takes him even further. It’s a stunning piece about Davis Mitchell, a