Title: The Late Show Year: 1977 Director: Robert Benton Cast: Lily Tomlin, Art Carney, Eugene Roche, Bill Macy, Joanna Cassidy Synopsis: Aging private eye Ira Wells (Carney) reluctantly allies with a young would-be actress turned hippie Margo (Tomlin) as their...
There’s a perfect blend of cynicism and determination that, when executed correctly, tends to get me right where it counts (there’s a reason I’ve often been drawn even more to Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s spinoff, Angel, than I am to...
Every Monday, we’ll recommend a movie–it could be a classic, an overlooked recent treasure, an unfairly maligned personal favorite or whatever the hell we feel like–and we’ll tell you where to find it online. This mostly forgotten comedy from 1988...
The Incredible Shrinking Woman feels akin to the post-new Hollywood era revisionists a la Paul Bartel, Joe Dante, and John Landis (who was originally attached to direct), but Joel Schumacher’s debut feature paired the enigmatic quirkiness of Lily Tomlin with...
