Gillian Robespierre may have been inspired by Louis CK’s stand up comedian’s “life on display” award winning formula in her film Obvious Child which she both directed and co-wrote. The movie stars comedian Jenny Slate (as Donna) and actor Jake Lacy (as Max). Although I enjoyed the flick as a whole, overly antiseptic aspects mixed… Continue reading “Obvious Child”: Pregnant in its Details
Month: June 2014
Battle of the Exes P. Smith vs. S. Shepard: “Nobody Gets the Money“
In probably my most oxymoronic relationship of all time (think Dickens “It was the best of times and it was the worst of times”), my then boyfriend would cite an old Superman episode line by a chagrinned Jimmy Olsen, “Aw, nobody got the money,” when neither of us reached the summit (a coitus euphemism). And… Continue reading Battle of the Exes P. Smith vs. S. Shepard: “Nobody Gets the Money“
Tom Cruise shouldn’t be a punchline: Edge of Tomorrow
You shouldn’t wait till the Edge of Tomorrow to see this film. See it on the brink of today. And let’s discontinue the Scientology jokes, shall we? Tom Cruise not only chooses again and again self-deprecating characters (think his rotund balding exec from Tropic Thunder to the frightened military officer in this film), but delivers… Continue reading Tom Cruise shouldn’t be a punchline: Edge of Tomorrow
Palo Alto: James Franco’s Atmoshpheric Dystopia
Considering author and director James Franco’s idiosyncratic ways, gives me permission to start my Palo Alto blog with an analogy; that even beginning this review is like trying to mount a gigantic marshmallow…what the hell should be my form of attack? As I skulk around the marshmallow, deliberating, how about a ‘fun fact’? (an expression… Continue reading Palo Alto: James Franco’s Atmoshpheric Dystopia