Movies Spin Doctor: The Front Runner Awkwardly Revisits Gary Hart’s Legacy By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago Given the current political climate, it’s fun to revisit the 1988 presidential candidate's campaign scandal, even if this muddled drama misses the point.
Movies How a Filmmaker Used Humor to Shift Public Perception About Adoption By Todd Jorgenson | 3 days ago Sean Anders based Instant Family in part on his own experiences before and adopting three children from the foster-care system.
Movies The New Animated Retelling of The Grinch Isn’t In the Giving Mood By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago The latest big-screen adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss short story has the whiff of a Christmas cash grab even if it inevitably provides some warm fuzzies.
Movies It’s Time to Extinguish the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Movie Franchise By Todd Jorgenson | 1 week ago Stieg Larsson's emotionally traumatized computer hacker has been watered down into a generic vigilante during an age of cinematic superhero overload.
Movies McCarthy Makes Forgery Feel Authentic in Can You Ever Forgive Me? By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago This biopic of fledgling author and notorious celebrity forger Lee Israel is also a nostalgic tribute to a bygone literary age.
Movies Making the Band Wasn’t Easy for Bohemian Rhapsody Actors By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago Authenticity was critical to those portraying the legendary rock band Queen, and specifically Freddie Mercury, in this authorized biopic.
Movies How a Documentary Filmmaker Got the Greatest to Talk About Greatness By Todd Jorgenson | 2 weeks ago In interviewing Gretzky, Rice, and Pele, director Gabe Polsky found that creativity, freedom, and self-expression bring the best out of young athletes.
Movies Despite Terrific Performances, Things Turn Ugly in Addiction Saga Beautiful Boy By Todd Jorgenson | 3 weeks ago This harrowing true-life drama about drug abuse, relapse, and recovery focuses on the impact of a teenager's substance abuse on his otherwise well-adjusted family.
Movies David Gordon Green’s Halloween Is Mostly Scary for the Wrong Reasons By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Just ignore those last nine sequels and reboots. Forty years later, this new follow-up to John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic can't conjure the same scares.
Movies How Actor Ike Barinholtz Channeled Political Peeves Into Art With The Oath By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago In his satire, Barinholtz wanted to express his feelings about contemporary politics through exaggerated levity instead of wallowing in righteous indignation.
Beer Texas Theatre Screens Brewmaster This Wednesday By Eve Hill-Agnus | 1 month ago This documentary will make you thirsty. Thankfully, there's plenty of beer on-site.
Movies Inner Space: How Chazelle and Gosling Explored an Astronaut’s Life in First Man By Todd Jorgenson | 1 month ago Their Neil Armstrong biopic is an intimate tribute to fearless mavericks and a portrait of a notoriously private man who shunned the spotlight.
