By Megan Bianco I hate sounding overly dramatic, but the first half of Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent almost instantly set off…
By Megan Bianco Someone—most likely screenwriter Seth Gordon—definitely came up with the concept for Adam and Aaron Nee’s new adventure-romcom The Lost City after revisiting Robert Zemeckis’ Romancing…
By Megan Bianco Joachim Trier’s new romantic dramedy, The Worst Person in the World, has been getting praise since its European release last autumn, and I’m…
By Megan Bianco Jackass Forever is now the fourth theatrical release under the brand name since Jackass 3D (2010), this time with the mood of a swan song….
By Megan Bianco Legendary Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and his favorite muse and actress, Penélope Cruz, are back again for their seventh project, Parallel Mothers. Almodóvar…
By Megan Bianco A decade ago, I never would have bet on the acclaimed, under-the-radar actor Joaquin Phoenix legitimately settling down as a family man,…
By Megan Bianco Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard is your standard, rags-to-riches historical drama/biopic on paper that is completely saved by likable actors and characters. The film…
By Megan Bianco When I saw the first trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s latest historical drama, Belfast, I instantly thought that it looked like “Roma (2018) for White…
By Megan Bianco One has to assume the origin of Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Bergman Island, was loosely inspired by her own past relationship with fellow…
By Megan Bianco James Bond has one of the most heavily inconsistent histories of any movie franchise since its origin. Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale (2006) debuted with…
By Megan Bianco Just like his Twilight co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, Justin Chon has been doing well for himself since the franchise ended. Even more…
By Megan Bianco When the trailer for Paul Schrader’s new film, The Card Counter, dropped online last month, I figured maybe this would be another “miss” in…
