Tom Berenger Serving a Black Warrant by Ronald Sklar What do Tom Berenger and William Shakespeare have in common? They both insist that the play’s the thing. Tom says, “the whole play is the most important thing, and your part is secondary to that. You should be supportive of the playwright.” This rule of Tom’s … Continue reading
Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie and Sam Mendes Reflecting on Empire of Light by Jay S. Jacobs The flickering lights. The moving pictures. The classic stories. The grand surroundings. The stars, the music, the action, and the heartache. The love and the loss. All with a large, buttered popcorn, some candy and … Continue reading
Gary Carr Using Peripheral Vision by Jay S. Jacobs The new futuristic action drama The Peripheral on Amazon Prime Video either takes place in a futuristic London and North Carolina, or in a virtual reality video game, or perhaps in just a very strange mind trip. Based on the novel by William Gibson, it tells … Continue reading
Acting – Not Queerbaiting – Is at the Heart of Heartstopper By Mark Mussari The young British actor Kit Connor took to Twitter recently to come out as bisexual. The fact that an eighteen-year-old actor would announce his gender identity on social media is barely news these days – but Connor felt forced rather than … Continue reading
Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero & Mark Mylod Mayhem on The Menu by Jay S. Jacobs You hear talk about Hell’s Kitchen, but the gourmet restaurant in the new comic thriller The Menu really turns up the heat. It tells the story about a group of uptight upper-class … Continue reading
Jalyn Hall Plays a Civil Rights Icon in Till by Jay S. Jacobs It’s quite a challenge for a young actor to play a civil rights icon. Therefore, Jalyn Hall took very seriously the idea of playing Emmett Till – a fourteen-year-old Black boy who was tortured, mutilated and killed for supposedly flirting with a … Continue reading
James Morosini, Claudia Sulewski & Rachel Dratch Love Their Dads by Jay S. Jacobs The new film I Love My Dad rides on a particular nightmare of modern social media life – what if that cute girl you met on Facebook turns out to be your father? This is based on a true occurrence in … Continue reading
Angourie Rice, Armani Jackson and Amy Keum High School Confidential by Jay S. Jacobs High school can be a jungle. Students climb all over each other trying to be the best – the best student, the best athlete, the best looking, the best dressed, the most accomplished. And yet not everyone can be best, leaving … Continue reading
Cristin Milioti, William Jackson Harper, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Skyler Gisondo, Nina Bloomgarden & Andy Siara Getting to the Heart of the Mystery of The Resort at San Diego Comic-Con 2022! by Lindsey Blick According to its new broadcast home Peacock, The Resort is a fast-paced mystery disguised as a multi-generational love story. Series creator Andy … Continue reading
Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Dhanush, Julia Butters, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfre Woodard, Regé-Jean Page, Jessica Henwick, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo An Incredible Cast Is Assembled for The Russo Brothers’ Action Thriller The Gray Man by Brad Balfour So far this summer, I’ve put in my time superhero-fied watching Taika Waititi’s Thor: … Continue reading
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