Robert Kojder chats with The Sun Never Sets director Joe Swanberg and stars Jake Johnson & Cory Michael Smith…A pillar of the Chicago film scene, Joe Swanberg is a joy to have back making movies again after a Netflix series and a creative hiatus. Having worked as a travel coordinator for the Chicago International Film […]
IFC shares trailer for The Sun Never Sets starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson and Cory Michael Smith
IFC has shared a trailer for The Sun Never Sets, the upcoming romantic drama from writer-director Joe Swanberg.Dakota Fanning stars as Wendy, a young woman who takes a break from her boyfriend Jack (Jake Johnson), an older divorced father who doesn’t want to get married or have more children. But when Wendy unexpectedly reunites with […]
Movie Review – Sentimental Value (2025)
Sentimental Value, 2025.Directed by Joachim Trier. Starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Cory Michael Smith, Catherine Cohen, Pia Borgli, Jonas Jacobsen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jesper Christensen, Lena Endre, Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud, Øyvind Hesjedal Loven, Lars Väringer, Ida Marianne Vassbotn Klasson, Vilde Søyland, Mari Strand Ferstad, Julia Küster, Haakon Norum Albech, Bente […]
New trailer for Jesse Armstrong’s Mountainhead
HBO Max has shared a poster and trailer for writer-director Jesse Armstrong’s (Succession) satirical drama Mountainhead.Starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef, the film follows four billionaire friends at they retreat to one of their isolated luxury mountain properties as the world outside experiences a global crisis, working together to make […]
Mountainhead trailer depicts a billionaire’s retreat as the world collapses
HBO has dropped the first teaser for Succession creator Jesse Armstrong‘s debut feature film Mountainhead. Written and directed by Armstrong, the HBO Original Film sees Steve Carell (The Office), Jason Schwartzman (Scott Pilgrim), Cory Michael Smith (May December), and Ramy Youssef (Poor Things) play four friends with a net worth of $371 billion, who reunite […]
Blu-ray Review – Saturday Night (2024)
Saturday Night, 2024.Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kaia Gerber, Tommy Dewey, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Rhys, and J. K. Simmons.SYNOPSIS:Given Saturday Night’s lackluster box office returns, perhaps this […]
Movie Review – Saturday Night (2024)
Saturday Night, 2024.Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Gabriel LaBelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O’Brien, Lamorne Morris, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Kaia Gerber, Andrew Barth Feldman, Emily Fairn, Ella Hunt, Kim Matula, Matt Wood, Matthew Rhys, Finn Wolfhard, Jon Batiste, Taylor Gray, Mcabe Gregg, Tommy Dewey, Nicholas Podany, Drew Scheid, […]
Movie Review – May December (2023)
May December, 2023.Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Elizabeth Yu, Andrea Frankle, Cory Michael Smith, Kelvin Han Yee, Joan Reilly, Piper Curda, Gabriel Chung, D.W. Moffett, Drew Scheid, Chris Tenzis, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, Mike Lopez, Christopher Nguyen, Charles Green, Lawrence Arancio, Julie Ivey, Fatou Jackson, Hans Obma, and Hailey […]
Movie Review – Call Jane (2022)
Call Jane, 2022.Directed by Phyllis Nagy. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku, Kate Mara, Cory Michael Smith, Grace Edwards, John Magaro, Aida Turturro, Emily Creighton, Gina Jun, Rebecca Henderson, Bianca D’Ambrosio, Evangeline Young, Kristina Harrison, Alison Jaye, Kayla Foster, John Rothman, Bruce MacVittie, Maia Scalia, and Geoffrey Cantor.SYNOPSIS:A married woman with an […]
Movie Review – Call Jane (2022)
Call Jane, 2022.Directed by Phyllis Nagy. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, and Cory Michael Smith.SYNOPSIS:A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time where she can’t get a legal abortion, and works with a group of suburban women to find help.Oscar-nominated Carol writer Phyllis Nagy makes her […]
