Matthew Shepherd on where it went wrong for Suburbicon…Hollywood disasters feel almost common these days. A production that loses its director, a star who drops out, a release date colliding with an unmovable franchise behemoth. These are all normal. Suburbicon though, the George Clooney 2017 dark comedy, is not normal. It is much stranger and […]
Movie Review – The Housemaid (2025)
The Housemaid, 2025.Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Ellen Tamaki, Megan Ferguson, Brian D. Cohen, Indiana Elle, Amanda Joy Erickson, Don DiPetta, Alexandra Seal, Sophia Bunnell, Lamar Baucom-Slaughter and Arabella Olivia Clark.SYNOPSIS:A struggling woman is happy to start over as a housemaid for an affluent, elite couple.Whether or […]
Movie Review – The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)
The Broken Hearts Gallery, 2020.Written and Directed by Natalie Krinsky. Starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Nikki Duval, Suki Waterhouse, Molly Gordon, Phillipa Soo, Sheila McCarthy, Nathan Dales, Bernadette Peters, Ego Nwodim, Megan Ferguson, Tattiawna Jones, and Arturo Castro.SYNOPSIS:After a break up, a young woman decides to start a gallery where people can leave […]
Movie Review – Suburbicon (2017)
Suburbicon, 2017.Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Glenn Fleshler, Gary Basaraba, Karimah Westbrook, Tony Espinosa, Megan Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac.SYNOPSIS:A home invasion rattles a quiet family town.It’s all too easy to discuss the rather meat-headed prescience of George Clooney’s Suburbicon, a film unable to shift a lingering sense of falsity […]
Movie Review – Suburbicon (2017)
Suburbicon, 2017.Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Glenn Fleshler, Gary Basaraba, Karimah Westbrook, Tony Espinosa, Megan Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac.SYNOPSIS:A home invasion rattles a quiet family town.At this point, we must accept that George Clooney is a much better actor than director, or at the very least is going through […]
Movie Review – Bad Moms (2016)
Bad Moms, 2016.Written and Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernández, Clark Duke, Emjay Anthony, Oona Laurence, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annie Mumolu, David Walton, Leah McKendrick, Megan Ferguson, and Christina Applegate.Synopsis: When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities […]
