Robert Eggers debut feature film, The Witch, is both a piece of haunting folklore and an emotionally distressing family drama. The horrific moments dispersed throughout the film are intensified by …
REVIEWS | What's Up Hollywood - Part 2
“Mission To Lars” review: Not Your Ordinary Road Trip Movie
By: Mort Smith October 2, 2015
In the documentary Mission To Lars, Tom Spicer has “Fragile X syndrome,” an autism-like condition. Tom lives in a group home in the UK and his siblings Kate and William …
While the path of true love never runs smooth, the story can be something special
By: Sheila McCarthy February 2, 2015
Love, Rosie is a romantic tale, directed by Christian Ditter, and based on the novel Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern. Starring Lily Collins as Rosie, and Sam Claflin as …
A unique comedy that both parodies and forgives the human frailties of well-intentioned parents
By: Sheila McCarthy January 15, 2015
20 Rules for Sylvie, or in the original German Zwanzig Regeln für Sylvie, is a scintillating and daring comedy that begins in a tiny town in the mountains of Switzerland …
After 50 years of perfecting his art, a Master Craftsman finally earns the Limelight
By: Sheila McCarthy December 8, 2014
Uzumasa (Kyoto) is considered the Hollywood of Japan. It has produced many of the “jidaigeki” films so loved by many Japanese, and highly praised all over the world. Jidaigeki means …
Good music, good friends, and going back to our roots when we lose our way
By: Sheila McCarthy November 11, 2014
“Never sell out. Always put love first and if all else fails, there’s always Woodstock.” This line is part of the opening narration of this movie and it casts a …
“Stephen King’s A GOOD MARRIAGE” forces us to ask whether we truly know anyone.
By: Sheila McCarthy October 14, 2014
Directed by Peter Askin, “Stephen King’s A GOOD MARRIAGE” is a psychological thriller based on the last story from Stephen King’s 2010 collection “Full Dark, No Stars”. This is indeed …
LA Film Festival Summer Showcase: “They Came Together” review
By: Ricky Mora June 24, 2014
Director David Wain continues making outrageously humorous films. As he did with the cult classic camp-drama spoof, Wet Hot American Summer, Wain makes They Came Together, which parodies a number …