HBO has announced a fourth season renewal for the dark comedy series Barry which sees Saturday Night Live veteran Bill Hader, who created the series with Alec Berg, as a hitman trying to retire from the life of professional murder to become an actor.Barry is currently airing its third season on HBO. It’s third season finale is set […]
Movie Review – On the Count of Three (2022)
On the Count of Three, 2022.Directed by Jerrod Carmichael. Starring Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Henry Winkler, Lavell Crawford, Craig Arnold, Sydney Van Delft, Allison Busner, Jamie Mac, Clyde Whitham, Gryffin Hanvelt, Matthew Gorman, Zachary Aiello, Jared Abrahamson, Tori Hammond, Derrick Reeve, and Yeva Light.SYNOPSIS:Val has reached a place where he feels […]
On The Count of Three trailer puts a dark comedy spin on mental health
Jerrod Carmichael is having quite the moment. Not only did the actor publicly come out in his comedy special, Rothaniel, on Netflix, but his directorial debut is finally set for release.On The Count of Three, the Sundance darling from 2021, is dropped its official first trailer. Using the tagline “It’s a great day to be […]
Movie Review – Family Squares (2022)
Family Squares, 2022.Directed by Stephanie Laing. Starring Billy Magnussen, Judy Greer, Scott MacArthur, Sam Richardson, Ann Dowd, Margo Martindale, Casey Wilson, Henry Winkler, June Squibb, Elsie Fisher, Timothy Simons, Zoe Chao, Jessica Miesel, Maclaren Laing, and Rob Reiner.SYNOPSIS:The Worth family has been divided for years but when the matriarch, grandma Mabel dies suddenly, the family […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021.Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, Jason […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch, 2021.Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, Jason […]
Movie Review – More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021)
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story, 2021.Directed by Kevin Derek. Featuring Pat Morita, Evelyn Guerrero, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Henry Winkler, James Hong, Ron Thomas and Julia Nickson.SYNOPSIS:Noriyuki “Pat” Morita is known by millions as simply Mr Miyagi, his cult character from The Karate Kid series. But there is so much more […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – On the Count of Three
On the Count of Three, 2021.Directed by Jerrod Carmichael. Starring Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford, and Henry Winkler.SYNOPSIS:Two guns. Two best friends. And a pact to end their lives when the day is done.In one of this film’s most memorable scenes, Christopher Abbott’s suicidal Kevin asks his similarly-done-with-life friend Val (Jerrod […]
On The Count of Three: A Nihilist Dark Comedy | Sundance 2021 Video Review
On The Count of Three, 2021.Directed Jerrod Carmichael. Starring Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford, and Henry Winkler.SYNOPSIS:Two guns. Two best friends. And a pact to end their lives when the day is done.Would you do anything for your best friend? On The Count of Three puts that theory to the […]
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch adds Henry Winkler
Aaay! Happy Days and Barry star Henry Winkler has become the latest addition to the cast of The French Dispatch, the new film from Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel).The film takes place in the 20th century at the Paris office of an American newspaper, and is described as “a love letter to journalists”, weaving […]
