Tag: Jason Bateman
Air | Review
Sole Surfer: Affleck Revisits Impetus of Landmark Shoe Line
It’s difficult to ascertain where Ben Affleck’s storytelling interests lie even as he’s slowly but surely...
Who you Gonna Call? Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk to Co-Direct “Hell of a Summer”
After acting in Jesse Eisenberg's directorial debut (When You Finish Saving the World), Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk will do the some of the...
Thunder Force | Review
May the Force Dismiss You: Falcone & McCarthy Amuse Themselves in Latest Improv Heavy Exercise
Comedy is harder than it looks, especially if one is...
The Family Fang | Review
Sucked Dry: Bateman’s Portrait of Idiosyncratic Family Fails to Resonate
Actor Jason Bateman makes his sophomore directorial outing with the high profile The Family Fang,...
The Gift | Blu-ray Review
One of the best surprises of 2015 thus far has been Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut, The Gift. The increasingly prolific actor somehow managed to...
The Gift | Review
Keep on Giving: Edgerton’s Debut a Surprisingly Adept Thriller
Actor Joel Edgerton makes his feature directorial debut with The Gift, an intelligent, enjoyably entertaining thriller...
This is Where I Leave You | Review
This is Where I Judge You: In the Great Well of Family Drama, Levy Is Dry
Based on the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Tropper, who...
The Longest Week | Review
Arrested Development: Glanz’s Debut an Affluent Vacuum
For the most part, it’s an ingenious trick to fabricate an aura of empathy around a pool of...
Bad Words | Review
Scatological Prowess: Bateman’s Directorial Debut an Amusing Vulgarity
Fans of fare like Bad Santa and Bad Teacher should rejoice in Bad Words, foul-mouthed fodder involving...
TIFF’s Phat 2013 Line-up Includes Latest From: Chomet, Egoyan, Holofcener, Glazer, Gordon Green & Reichardt
With dramatic fare such as August: Osage County, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Dallas Buyers Club, 2013's Toronto Int. Film Festival once again...