Tag: ben stiller
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
Brad’s Status Is The Same As the Rest Of Ours, Or: No One Is Actually As Into You As You Are
There is no denying the precise motive behind Mike White setting the stage for 2017’s Brad’s Status in Sacramento. It is the perfect place for [Read More…]
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): The Jewish Royal Tenenbaums
Considering Noah Baumbach’s working relationship with Wes Anderson (the two co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Fantanstic Mr. Fox together), it’s unsurprising that [Read More…]
Why Him? Is A Bit Like the Urine-Soaked Moose Featured In It: A Curiosity That Wears Off Quickly
One knows going into Why Him? that the entire reason the movie received the green light was based upon the notion of envisioning the dynamic [Read More…]
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful: The Jealousies of Don’t Think Twice
For the six people that make up the NYC-based improv group known as The Commune, it’s often a hard day’s night. Indeed, the question posed [Read More…]
The Iconography of the “My Sharona” Scene in Reality Bites
Helen Childress‘ only movie to date remains the spokesperson (spokesfilm?) for a generation that is 1994’s Reality Bites. The many issues and concerns of that [Read More…]
