Kathryn Hahn

Yes, this movie about moms (and for moms, really) was written by two dudes. Yes, this movie for moms was directed by these same two dudes, known for depicting the dudiest of all dudes on the big screen. But thankfully, mercifully, yes: there are still shreds of maternal truth to this ridiculously superficial (albeit hilarious) flick. Bad Moms comprises an all-star cast of females highly capable of...[Read More]

Over the course of his career, M. Night Shyamalan has shown a deft hand with horror and suspense, a major tone-deafness with interpersonal drama, and a slippery grasp on anything approaching humor. These attributes come out to varying degrees depending on which Shyamalan joint you’re watching, but never has the writer/director thrown himself at a little bit of everything with the perplexing abando...[Read More]

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]

Jason Bateman has come a long way since the days of Little House on the Prairie and Silver Spoons. Now, with his new film Bad Words, Bateman adds another adjective to his long career – feature film director. While comedies don’t typically get the respect and accolades as other film genres, it’s extremely difficult to make people laugh. Mastering that is challenging in and of itself, an...[Read More]