New York City was a much scarier place in the 1970s and 1980s, and the films of those decades reflect that. New York-set movies over the last two decades have mainly glorified Manhattan in a... Read more
I Believe in Unicorns opens with film footage from old home movies. Although the sequence has little to do with the rest of the film from a narrative standpoint, it establishes a thematic ti... Read more
After premiering at Austin Film Festival last October, One Eyed Girl made its New York premiere as an out-of-competition special screening at the First Time Fest. As the first feature film d... Read more
Police dramas are one of the primary building blocks of American entertainment (just look how many are in the primetime TV schedule), but it’s always fascinating to see filmmakers from... Read more
In 1983, five men who were desperate for cash kidnapped Freddy Heineken, the CEO of Heineken and one of the richest men in the Netherlands. The kidnapping caper spanned three weeks and made... Read more
Comedian Adam Carolla has been everywhere on TV over the last decade. He’s occasionally forayed into films, like the 2007 comedy The Hammer, which he starred in, produced, and co-wrote... Read more
This weekend sees the release of Will Smith’s latest attempt to get back into the spotlight and recover from the cinematic freefall that he’s been experiencing as an actor. Written and direc... Read more
As the title and concept of 2010’s Hot Tub Time Machine suggested, the time travel comedy was one of the cleverest and most original comedies in years. It also became a surprise minor... Read more
Many people know of, or at least recognize, comedian and actor David Cross. Known mostly for his roll on Arrested Development, the actor has been around for quite some time but it wasn’t un... Read more
Initially billed as drama-romance, 2014 film The Face of Love plays out more like a near thriller as Annette Bening and Ed Harris shine in a film that fails to match their quality. It’... Read more
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