Kieran Culkin Through Jesse Eisenberg’s Uncanny Lens, A Real Pain Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Co-star an Oscar Advantage by Brad Balfour As I reflect on another Holocaust Remembrance Day now past, the film A Real Pain provides a reference. That’s a good thing because it offers a fresh way to look … Continue reading
Andrew Boszhardt Debuting at Big Apple Film Festival, Breed of Greed Spotlights actress Gina Gershon in this Haunting Thriller by Brad Balfour As produced by Ralph Hemecker, Andrew Boszhardt and Otto Eckstein, the indie feature Breed of Greed offers an impressive cast including Gina Gershon, Boszhardt, Adrian Enscoe, Chelsea Gilligan, and Madison Lewis in its … Continue reading
James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist and Robert Kolodny Requiem for The Featherweight By Jay S. Jacobs There are certain people who shine so brightly in their fields and yet over the years they are not remembered. Take, for example, boxer Guglielmo Papaleo – better known by his ring name Willie Pep. Willie Pep was … Continue reading
Alan Cumming As Host of The Traitors, the Multi-talented Star Brings a New Flamboyance to The Peacock Network’s Hit Reality Game Show by Brad Balfour Not one to watch reality TV, I didn’t really get what The Traitors (the US version) was all about. But since it was hosted by Alan Cumming, the gender fluid … Continue reading
JA Bayona and Enzo Vogrincic Society of the Snow is One of the Most Harrowing films of All Time – and Chilling As Well by Brad Balfour It’s an understatement to say that I’ve seen lots of films with varying degrees of frightening circumstances informing them. But Society of The Snow was one of the … Continue reading
Dermot Mulroney Look Out, Old Mack is Back By Ronald Sklar Once again, busy actor Dermot Mulroney is stepping – or in this case, singing and dancing – outside his comfort zone. “I’m always comfortable when I’m having fun,” he insists, however. This time, the fun presents itself not in another movie (there are lots … Continue reading
Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Maya Hawke, Jake Ryan and Wes Anderson Take Us Down To Asteroid City by Jay S. Jacobs No one in filmmaking has such an eccentrically idiosyncratic narrative voice as Wes Anderson. The acclaimed writer/director has been putting … Continue reading
Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Marlon Wayans and Alex Convery How Is the Air Up There? By Jay S. Jacobs Air Jordan has conquered yet another facet of pop-culture. The biofilm Air has gotten some of the best reviews of the year since it was released to theaters last month. The film, about the … Continue reading
Khris Davis Channeling the Champ in Big George Foreman by Jay S. Jacobs It’s never easy to play someone who is larger than life. However, Khris Davis has the goods. Davis was born in Camden, New Jersey and started his acting career in nearby Philadelphia. And, coincidentally, he has played a few parts based on … Continue reading
Carl Tart Wine and the Grand Crew By Jay S. Jacobs It’s sort of the ideal working arrangement; a whole group of friends hanging out at a wine bar, joking with each other, philosophizing about life and trading stories over glasses of merlot, pinot grigio, or chardonnay. Comedian, actor and writer Carl Tart is living … Continue reading
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