Thomas McCarthy
Movie Review: Million Dollar Arm
The film Million Dollar Arm is a family-friendly drama that is based on the real-life story of the first Indian athletes to become involved with any major American sports franchise. The film was directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Tom McCarthy. Neither gentleman has a huge list of credits to their respective professions but what they do have is largely decent quality and have latched onto a...[Read More]
Movie Review: Win Win
A high-school wrestling comedy with perennial indie schlub Paul Giamatti coaching sounds like it could be an unbearable retread of recent bombs like Mr. Woodcock or Drillbit Taylor, but with a surefire ensemble cast and a tricky balance of humor and pathos more in line with Little Miss Sunshine, Win Win turns out to be one of the early sleeper surprises of 2011. Giamatti’s Mike Flaherty is a Couns...[Read More]
Interview with Thomas McCarthy, director of Win Win
It’s a movie that’s “hard not to enjoy on some level.” That’s how director Thomas McCarthy describes his latest film, Win Win. After seeing it, it’s hard to disagree with that statement. This writer is in full agreement. Win Win tells the story of a struggling small town lawyer and moonlighting high school wrestling coach, Mike Flaherty (played by Paul Giamatti), who stumbles upon a runaway teen w...[Read More]