Even if it delves into the topic, it would be difficult to suggest that “The Rehearsal” (2106) offers up a clear idea of exactly what it takes to be an actor. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that… Read More ›
Month: September 2016
New York Film Festival Movie Review: "I, Daniel Blake" & "Moonlight"
The New York Film Festival opens its 54 year on September 30th with Ava DuVernay’s “13th.” More than a week earlier, on September 19th, the press and industry screenings began. Happily, I was fortunate enough to be there, seated in… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children"
Reading Ransom Riggs’ young adult book “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” it seems perfectly Tim Burton. It is a novel with some light scares, a unique location, something magical/wondrous, and a whole lot of odd things going on. The… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Hunts for the "Wilderpeople" with "Beauty and the Beast"
What is that the want in life? I am of the belief that we regularly don’t know the answer to that until we find it. I would never have figured that my life would taken me where it has–it certainly… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Acknowledges "Warcraft" Gets so Much Right but is Still Wrong
There are an incredible number of things that go into making a movie. Seriously, it’s a truly staggering number of things, especially for a big budget film. A movie like “Warcraft” somehow manages to succeed on nearly every level. It… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Snowden"
The single best moment of the “Snowden” press screening came after the movie had concluded. It occurred during a Q&A which featured the film’s stars, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley; its director, Oliver Stone; and the man himself, Edward Snowden… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Bridget Jones’s Baby"
On the face of it, “Bridget Jones’s Baby” seems like an unlikely sort of endeavor. It is another of this year’s delayed sequels (following things like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” and “Finding Dory,” just to name a couple)…. Read More ›
"Lass is More" on the Brilliance of Staying Home Sick
Staying home sick is, if you’re not a parent, brilliant. Staying home sick is what made me the person I am today. Staying home sick is, I’m sorry, educational. If I hadn’t stayed home sick, I never could have watched… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Sully"
Is the “Miracle on the Hudson” inextricably linked to 9/11? That is, is it possible to discuss Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s landing US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in January of 2009 without also talking about the terrorist… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Kicks" (2016)
The tagline on the poster for Justin Tipping’s debut feature, “Kicks,” is “They aren’t just shoes.” No, the shoes in question stand for something – they stand for pride and they stand for being a man and they stand for… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Looks at Genius in "Genius" and "Now You See Me 2"
Forgive me if I complain for a few moments about our society here, but there are certain things about which I feel strongly. Somewhere in these strong feelings is my belief that experts are experts for a reason, that intelligence… Read More ›
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