Not only is it a one-joke characterization, the joke is on the level of a below-average knock-knock joke.
Avery’s more than capable behind the camera, he just needs to be met halfway by his screenwriting, which dwells in overly familiar territory.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
"Life Itself" won the 2015 Best Documentary award from the Producer's Guild of America.
An excerpt of Eric Kohn's Indiewire article on Oscar snubs.
A note of thanks from Chaz Ebert to the wonderful people behind "Life Itself."
A look at Kimberly Pierce's 2013 version of "Carrie."
A look at Kimberly Pierce's 2013 version of "Carrie."
An FFC comments on Roger Moore's best James Bond film, "The Spy Who Loved Me."
An interview with Christopher Abbott, star of "James White."
A review of James Ponsoldt's "The End of the Tour" with Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel.
Hercules (2014)
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