Jamie Jirak is a freelance Entertainment Journalist with a background in theatre and comedy. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Critical Film Studies, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Check out her podcasts: Love in the Time of Hydra and Phase Hero.
It’s been seven years since Christian Gudegast’s Den of Thieves hit theaters, introducing the world to Gerard Butler’s "Big Nick" O’Brien. In the film, Butler’s character is a Los Angeles cop who becomes obsessed with stopping a gang of bank robbers. His infatuation effectively ruins his
This holiday season, director Halina Reijn is transporting audiences back to 1999 with Babygirl. No, the film doesn’t take place at the end of the 20th century, but it does evoke Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. Much like Kubrick’s final masterpiece, Babygirl showcases Nicole Kidman in a
Awards Season is currently in full swing, and Jon M. Chu’s Wicked is expected to be a major contender at the Academy Awards. Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Glinda) are both in the running to be nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. However, some film
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film is a dense exploration of a very specific part of Thomas Mann’s life and Germany’s history. Winning Best Picture at Cannes and chosen as Poland’s submission for Best International Film, the film expects a certain level of historical and geographic knowledge