The Adults (Dustin Guy Defa, 2023). This barbed dramedy settles in with three siblings who muddle through a strained reunion when Eric (Michael Cera) treks to the hometown where his two sisters, Rachel (Hannah Gross) and Maggie (Sophia Lillis), still … Continue reading Then Playing — The Adults; The Cheap Detective; Thief
#33 — Ashley Judd as Charlene Shiherlis in Heat (Michael Mann, 1995) When Michael Mann’s Heat was released, in 1995, most of the chatter was about the plentiful elements that could be fairly described as highly masculine. The centerpiece was … Continue reading Greatish Performances #33
This was written for The Pointer, the student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. I tended to pair up a couple of different releases for my weekly column, trying to find some tenuous connection, as I did here. Looking … Continue reading From the Archive: The Last of the Mohicans and Mr. Saturday Night
Michael Mann likes to make movies about men. Men who speak tersely and intently, conveying their views and plans with a creased-brow seriousness. Men who stride purposefully through the world. Men who stare each down across diner tables or through … Continue reading I got so much trouble on my mind, I refuse to lose
Coffee for Two 