My Love Letter to the Filmspotting Podcast

I think perhaps my response to their (Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen’s) recent podcast (available on Spotify) is better written than either of my reviews. So, here’s a copy: I absolutely love your podcast! I had comments on both The Holdovers and Priscilla: The Holdovers I pray is Giamatti’s chance to win an Oscar. By… Continue reading My Love Letter to the Filmspotting Podcast

The Holdovers, It’s Giamatti Time

The Holdovers, directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson, brings Giamatti to the top of the acting mountain and he is my number won for best actor (already). Two other actors in the film also deserve accolades; Dominic Sessa as the neglected emo, does a yeoman’s job not to overact and Da’Vine Randolph… Continue reading The Holdovers, It’s Giamatti Time

Trainwreck & the Tracks of My Tears

I was really looking forward to Amy Schumer’s Trainwreck. Like many, I thought she was too crude at one time, but three skits on her tv series Inside Amy Schumer turned me right around this past winter. First the skits which I implore you to google one, if not all, and watch to your giggle’s… Continue reading Trainwreck & the Tracks of My Tears

Hail Hail Cusack’s Back and Dano’s Better Than Ever

John Cusak I was blown away by Love and Mercy and I never liked the Beach Boys. But now I do! An engaging screenplay, co-written by Oren Moverman, who also wrote The Messenger and I’m Not There is the deepest I’ve seen in trying to capture the long term effects of child abuse. The director,… Continue reading Hail Hail Cusack’s Back and Dano’s Better Than Ever