Mark Duplass
Re-Animating the Dead in the Trailer for The Lazarus Effect
While I may have originally overlooked the forthcoming horror film The Lazarus Effect as just another retread of an earlier and, in some cases, superior movie (say Pet Semetary or Flatliners), the pedigree of the people involved with The Lazarus Effect and the film’s first trailer makes me think this film can rise above my fanboy concerns. Before we get to the trailer, you should be warned t...[Read More]
Movie Review: Tammy
Let me just start out by saying I’m a huge fan of Melissa McCarthy, I absolutely loved her in Bridesmaids (2011). Unfortunately, the new film Tammy is not her best work. She plays pretty much the same role here that she has before, a tough but really mushy big girl that is forever getting into trouble. Tammy was written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone (who also has a small role and direct...[Read More]
Movie Review: People Like Us
It turns out that men have daddy issues too. The premise of the new film People Like Us is pretty simple. Like many movies about family, it starts with a death. Jerry Harper, music producer/ramblin’ man/eternal hippie, dies and leaves instructions for his estranged son, Sam (Chris Pine), to go to an apartment complex and take care of the strangers who live there. Turns out these people are S...[Read More]
Movie Review: Your Sister’s Sister
This low-budget indie is a gem of a movie. Snarky, intelligent, moving dialogue reigns free in Your Sister’s Sister, giving the actors much to work with and play off each other. The movie’s first scene is at a party that takes place on the anniversary of a death, where we witness Jack (Mark Duplass) deliver a cringe worthy toast that gets derailed and ends up being not a tribute to but a condemnat...[Read More]
Movie Review: Safety Not Guaranteed
The world of indie films is, in my opinion, a bit over saturated with “offbeat” comedies that, more often than not, tend to be off a couple of beats. They’re populated by forced character quirks and flaws and a bland, snarky, outlook on the world they exist in. Safety Not Guaranteed, stars Mark Duplass as Kenneth, a man who places an ad for a companion to travel back in time with. The ad comes to ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Jeff is 30 and lives in his mother’s basement. He’s unemployed, smokes too much weed, and hasn’t had a girlfriend since high school (surprised?). He’s a slacker in every sense of the word, but according to Jeff he simply hasn’t found his destiny yet. I’m guessing many slackers use the same excuse to justify their laziness, but I doubt any slacker alive is as obsessed with the M. Night Shyamalan mo...[Read More]