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
Sasha Lane Riding the Storm Out in Twisters by Jay S. Jacobs “Don’t let me go! Don’t let me go!” That cry came from Sasha Lane as Lily, one of the storm hunters in the summer blockbuster Twisters, as a tornado nearly pulled her out of a collapsing movie theater. Who says that acting isn’t … Continue reading
Marisa Abela and Sam Taylor-Johnson “Back to Black” Features An Uncanny Performance as Amy Winehouse in Biopic by Brad Balfour Evoking classic R&B, the late Amy Winehouse emerged as a celebrated new star by making old music sound fresh. She possessed a deeply soulful voice which she used to sing songs of love, heartbreak, and … 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
India de Beaufort Bring on The Night Court by Jay S. Jacobs British-born actress India de Beaufort is courting fame in the colonies. De Beaufort is turning heads as Olivia, the brilliant-but-neurotic assistant district attorney on NBC’s popular new reimagining of the beloved 1980s situation comedy Night Court. The original series, about the crazy goings … 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
Eva Carlton Speaking Really Loud by Kayla Marra You may not know Eva Carlton yet, but that’s going to change. Eva Carlton is an 18-year-old actress who got her start in Universal Studio’s Little (2019) and Universal Kids’ Where’s Waldo? (2019-2021). Currently, Carlton is starring in Nickelodeon’s newest television show The Really Loud House, about a boy named Lincoln who lives … Continue reading
Phyllis Nagy and Wunmi Mosaku When In Need Call Jane by Jay S. Jacobs It’s rare that a film happens to capture the cultural zeitgeist of American beliefs with the force of Call Jane. Not that it was planned – or even wanted. Just a matter of months after the Supreme Court delivered the Dobbs … Continue reading
Natasha Calis Reaching for the SkyMed by Jay S. Jacobs Imagine this. You’re a hot, rising young professional who has made a splash in your job in your big city hometown in British Columbia. Then you are offered an exciting, but daunting opportunity – to move to the wilds of Northern Manitoba and take on … Continue reading
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