It’s nearly impossible to discuss Olivia Wilde’s directorial feature debut Booksmart without slipping into hyperbole. Bursting with confidence and personality, it avoids nearly all of the pitfalls of a first film, as it cultivates a living, breathing ecosystem that manages…
Movie Review: The Incredible Jessica James
There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s affection. They usually have a black best friend supporting their woes and constantly encouraging them to go after…
Sundance 2017 Review: The Incredible Jessica James
To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s affection. They usually have a black…
Ally’s Movie Review: ‘People Places Things’
I thought I had made a mistake in choosing to watch People Places Things, a quaint but sweet comedy, in the opening moments, due to how strategic and generic the first few scenes are. Will (Jemaine Clement) walks in on…
Jon Stewart: Some of His Best Moments
Jon Stewart is far from perfect, and it would be wrong to label him as that. The recent interview by former Daily Show writer and correspondent Wyatt Cenac is proof of that, and as a longtime admirer of Stewart’s, I’d…
Movie Review: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’
Lou Dorchen (Rob Corddry), in Steve Pink’s Hot Tub Time Machine 2, is the most repugnant lead character in a comedy since Donny Berger (Adam Sandler) in Sean Anders’ That’s My Boy (2012). And do you know who Donny Berger…