Corey Stoll
Movie Review: West Side Story
Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" is an indelible, new version of a timeless classic that is not only true to the source material but is also unparalleled.
Movie Review: Black Mass
Black Mass is not necessarily a bad mob film, but it’s a mob film too concerned with emulating the cool of other, better mob films to develop any real voice of its own. Director Scott Cooper clearly had Martin Scorsese on the brain as he put this film together, but Cooper brings none of his own creative intent to the table. David O. Russell recently aped Scorsese with even wilder abandon in Americ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Ant-Man
The summer isn’t over yet, there’s still time for more Marvel action. As if the second Avengers movie wasn’t enough, we now have another entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) entitled Ant-Man. Don’t worry. You may not have ever heard of him. It’s understandable. Don’t feel bad about it. The film was written, and re-written, by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, and Paul Rudd. The film...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Putting the New Ant-Man Trailer Under the Microscope
It’s almost here, dear readers. Our long wait is nearly over, because Avengers: Age of Ultron finally opens stateside this Friday. But more than that, I’m going on vacation! I’ll be out of town for the next couple weeks, and in order to not deprive you of Trailer Trashin’, I’m going to write four columns that will make their way to you over the next week or so, coveri...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Meet the Size-Changing Avenger in Ant-Man
It’s not even halfway through January, dear readers, and we’ve already seen trailers for many of the year’s big movies. Such is the case with this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column, which examines our first look at Marvel’s upcoming July release Ant-Man. Premise: Petty thief Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) must aid his mentor Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) in safeguarding t...[Read More]
Movie Review: This Is Where I Leave You
In This Is Where I Leave You, amidst a tumultuous time in his own marriage, Judd Altman (Jason Bateman) finds himself surrounded by the family members he both loves and can barely tolerate. For seven days following the burial of Judd’s father, the Altman family — led by the perfectly meddlesome family matriarch, Hillary Altman or “Mommy” (Jane Fonda) — must sit Shiva (participate in a week-long mo...[Read More]