Tag Archives: Steve Carell
Seeking More than Beauty from ‘Beautiful Boy’
As a first-time film festival programmer (for the rebranded Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival), I found myself in the position countless …
An On-Court ‘Battle’ in the Culture Wars
“Battle of the Sexes” tells the true story of the highly promoted 1973 exhibition match between tennis players Billie Jean …
Inside the Demented Mind of ‘Foxcatcher’
Inside the Demented Mind of ‘Foxcatcher’
Inside the Demented Mind of ‘Foxcatcher’
BENNETT MILLER DRAGS AUDIENCES INTO THE DARK RECESSES OF EXCESSIVE DELUSION By T.T. Stern-Enzi History is littered with peculiar characters, …
Foxcatcher
Bennett Miller (Capote) achieves a rather dubious distinction with Foxcatcher, the strangely tragic story of John E. du Pont’s efforts …
Seeking Direction From ‘The Way, Way Back’
Seeking Direction From ‘The Way, Way Back’ A Coming-of-Age Review
Seeking a Film for the End of the World
Seeking a Film for the End of the World What’s Worth Watching While the World Ends?
Review: ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’
Cal (Steve Carell), if objectively observed from afar, would immediately call to mind a string of Steve Carell characters, the …
Review: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’
In the French original, The Dinner Game, there apparently was no dinner. The whole premise was based on the set-up, …
