Every Monday, we’ll highlight a piece of writing from our vaults. This article originally ran as a theatrical review. Lee Daniels’ new film The Paperboy is a seedy, pulpy film in which a scantily clad Zac Efron attempts to woo oversexed Nicole...
Eight Men Out is a pretty faithful and earnest retelling of the 1919 “Black Sox” Scandal…to the film’s detriment. More concerned with compiling a mostly historically accurate checklist of what transpired, perhaps Sayles’ script would have been better served by another...
Title: The Grifters Year: 1990 Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Angelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jan Munroe Synopsis: Roy (Cusack) is a grifter and his world of minor hustling with his volatile girlfriend Myra (Bening) is turned upside...