Mr. Smith Goes to Washington featured a young, authentic Jimmy Stewart who does battle with the corrupt political machine. Many decades later, that hardened view of politicians (and the machine that gets them elected) has not changed.
This week’s biggest upcoming project was one so weird that we needed a few days to process it. It has been called Godzilla meets Being John Malkovich and Adaptation (possibly even Lost in Translation for good measure), and if it seems like those two titles don’t add up in anyway whatsoever, you’re not far off. …
What If Written by Elan Mastai Directed by Michael Dowse Ireland/Canada, 2013 While the new indie rom-com, What If, has a serious aversion to conflict, it’s also inescapably charming. A strong cast delivers enough laughs and cheeky irreverence to elevate this otherwise breezy tale to more delightfully cynical heights. You probably won’t remember it in …
Ruby Sparks Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Written by Zoe Kazan USA, 2012 Ruby Sparks, the second film from the Little Miss Sunshine team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, is an odd bird. It is a comedy which will make viewers chuckle, and a love story which will pull the heartstrings. As …