“What happens to the animals out there during a wildfire?” “They adapt, I suppose. The little ones get confused and burn up. I used to cry about it when I … Continue reading ‘Wildlife’ gives Carey Mulligan her best role yet

“What happens to the animals out there during a wildfire?” “They adapt, I suppose. The little ones get confused and burn up. I used to cry about it when I … Continue reading ‘Wildlife’ gives Carey Mulligan her best role yet
At last year’s St. Louis International Film Festival, I caught a film at the last minute. The movie was called DriverX, and it was a low budget go-for-broke independent film … Continue reading How ‘DriverX’ star Patrick Fabian pulled from his own life to play Leonard
Pardon me, but I have something to say tonight… If there is one thing I can’t wrap my head around during my 36+ years on this Earth, it is what … Continue reading How does one combat senseless violence? Be better tomorrow
It’s been thirty years since Gary Hart was a sure-fire Presidential Candidate one week and out of the race completely two weeks later with the future of politics changed for … Continue reading Jason Reitman: Hugh Jackman was the only choice to play Gary Hart
What if there was more than one Spider-Man? A comic universe expanded into different dimensions represents a cotton candy-covered playground for filmmakers, and with Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse, co-directors … Continue reading ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is wicked fun, comic book geek or not
Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman) thought he was untouchable..above the law…or at least beyond reproach. It’s too bad he was a man lost in time. A smart man who couldn’t resist … Continue reading ‘The Front Runner’ informs and entertains, and it has Hugh Jackman
On the surface level, Showtime’s long-running drama series, Ray Donovan, provides an easygoing pleasure, detailing the life of a Hollywood fixer (Liev Schreiber) who tables his personal troubles in order … Continue reading Appreciating the layered pleasure of Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’
Before Stephanie Beran could play a bad-to-the-bone femme fatale on screen, she became one in real life. By the time the St. Louis native stepped in front of a camera … Continue reading Stephanie Beran interview: St. Louis native became a badass off-screen before becoming one on it
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Certain films hit you just right. You sit down in your seat at the theater hoping for some kind of escape, and get a heartwarming tale about a subject that … Continue reading ‘Green Book’ Review: Hilarious true story will make you feel good