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
G20 (2025) Starring Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Christopher Farrar, Ramón Rodríguez, Antony Starr, John Hoogenakker, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Marvel, Sabrina Impacciatore, MeeWha Alana Lee, Clark Gregg, Gideon Emery, Conrad Kemp, Joseph Steven Yang, Emmanuel Castis, David James, Julius Tennon, Ali Suliman and Angela Sarafyan. Screenplay by Caitlin Parrish & Erica Weiss and Logan … Continue reading
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
NOVOCAINE (2025) Starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Conrad Kemp, Evan Hengst, Craig Jackson, Lou Beatty Jr., Garth Collins, Tristan de Beer, Jessica Stanley, Chioma Umeala, Margot Wood, Dylan Skews, Keeno Lee Hector, Maria Vos, Dominique Maher, DeVille Vannik, Lance Elliott, Motsi Tekateka and Toni Erasmus. Screenplay by … Continue reading
MICKEY 17 (2025) Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Holliday Grainger, Anamaria Vartolomei, Thomas Turgoose, Angus Imrie, Cameron Britton, Patsy Ferran, Daniel Henshall, Steve Park, Tim Key, Lloyd Hutchinson, Samuel Blenkin, Ian Hanmore, Sabet Choudhury, Rose Shalloo, Bronwyn James, Milo James and Daniel Henshall. Screenplay by Bong Joon Ho. Directed … Continue reading
Daisy Ridley of Star Wars Fame is the Heroine in a Brand-New Action Thriller Cleaner by Brad Balfour With indefatigable energy, Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley bounded to her chair on stage in the AMC theater on 42nd Street after a screening of Cleaner, her latest feature. There, she expounded on her career through Cleaner and … Continue reading
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
Leigh Whannell Wolf Man Writer/Director Creates His Own Take to This Classic Horror Character by Brad Balfour Many years ago, starting in the 1930s, Universal Pictures launched a bunch of classic horror films which established a series of characters who have become legendary pop culture figures such as Dracula. Over the years, the company has … Continue reading
Bill Plympton Master Animator Keeps The Tradition of 2D Art Alive Through Provocative Animated Features Such as Slide by Brad Balfour In all the years I’ve known Bill Plympton, I still don’t quite comprehend how many drawings he’s made in his life. And he does them so they can work wonderfully well in sequence. There’s … Continue reading
HERETIC (2024) Starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Elle Young, Julie Lynn Mortensen, Haylie Hansen, Elle McKinnon, Hanna Huffman, Anesha Bailey, Miguel Castillo, Stephanie Lavigne, Wendy Gorling, Carolyn Adair and River Codack. Screenplay by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Distributed by A24. 111 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
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