Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Benson Miller, Jayme Lawson and Ryan Coogler Talk About Sinners by Brad Balfour While continuing with the Creed and Black Panther franchises, director/writer Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s latest team-up surfaced when it was reported that the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Actors
Matt Dillon – In the French Film Being Maria, Veteran Actor Brings the Legendary Marlon Brando Alive
Matt Dillon In the French Film Being Maria, Veteran Actor Brings the Legendary Marlon Brando Alive by Brad Balfour Of all the features in Film at Lincoln Center’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema (held March 6 – 16, 2025), Being Maria was the one that really piqued my interest. Freely adapted from Vanessa Schneider’s 2018 memoir … Continue reading
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain Brings Holocaust Remembrance Day into Focus and Gives Star an Oscar Advantage
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 is a Haunting Thriller
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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