Life doesn't often go the way you planned, Everything's Going to Be Great tells us. Following the Smart family, for whom pipe dreams are just regular dreams, it's a story about embracing who you are, even if life doesn't exactly go as planned. When failed Broadway producer and patriarch Buddy
In the Smart household, not everything can be perfect. But for Buddy (Bryan Cranston), a regional theater producer with Broadway dreams, there is always a little bit of good to be found. His wife, Macy (Allison Janney) shares some of that sentiment, but she is the more pragmatic one of the two,
In its opening scene, Man Finds Tape asks us about some of the most famous cryptids, showing footage of the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot. But it is not talking about the reality of them: Rather, its scope is what is real against the backdrop of the lore of these phenomena. The found footage and
Have you ever wanted a twin? That is the question Twinless poses. James Sweeney (writer/director/star) tosses us into the grief-ridden world of Roman (Dylan O'Brien) who just lost his twin brother, Rocky (also O'Brien). Though the tragedy happens offscreen, we are joining Roman and his mom (Lauren
Dragonfly exists to remind us about the inherent loneliness of those on the fringes of society. We are quick sometimes to judge them, and other times don't stop and think much about them at all. Elsie (Brenda Blethyn), an older woman still firm in her independence, lives alone after the passing of
It's certainly been a year for franchises, and the latest addition, Karate Kid: Legends hits theaters this Friday. Though far from the first continuation in the franchise, Legends brings back Daniel LaRusso, the original karate kid (played by Ralph Macchio), and puts him in the shoes of his beloved
Over the last few years, Wes Anderson has been anything but idle. In fact, he's been a consistent presence. His latest offering, an existential tale about greed and the unchecked power of the billionaire class, takes a sharp turn from his last few offerings. The Phoenician Scheme stars Benecio del
Finding love is difficult, Things Like This reminds us, but not impossible. Following Zack Anthony (writer/director Max Talisman), a hopeful writer who's rather down on his luck romantically, Things Like This may be set in our current era, but it has the vibe of the early-2000s rom-coms that have,
The trailer for A24's The Drama does a great job of keeping things intentionally vague. We meet Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya), a couple about to get married who seem like they know everything about each other… until they very clearly don’t. One drunken night at dinner with
There was a time when the stoner comedy was a reliable genre, particularly among the coveted demographic of young men. I remember those late nights in the college dorm quite fondly. Up late working on a paper last minute, ready for the weekend, and a friend suggests ordering a pizza and popping in
The last few episodes of HBO's The Pitt have been a whirlwind of activity. Though not covered here, the show ran the gamut from staff assaults to ICE's appearance. The latter was a prescient addition to the storyline given the current climate in America, and something the show portrayed correctly.