John Cusack
One Crazy Summer (1986)[Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
One Crazy Summer was a film ahead of its time. But not too ahead, as comedy can be a very insular thing. Well, let’s put it this way. Savage Steve Holland came the closest to the Frank Tashlin m...
River Runs Red
River Runs Red shot in Louisville about a year or so ago. It’s a weird disconnect to see your daily stops show up as the background to films. Once you can get past that, it’s time to focus...
BLOOD MONEY (2017)
BLOOD MONEY REVIEWED “Blood Money” is the latest film handled by Lucky McKee. I’m a big fan of McKee and I like this low-budget take on a DB Cooper style figure. But, Cusack has to g...
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL REVIEWED “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” was the first serious Eastwood film that I enjoyed. While I was a big fan of “Bronco Billy&...
ADULT WORLD
THE PLOT THUS FAR Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she’s destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writ...
GRAND PIANO
THE PLOT THUS FAR Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood) is the most talented pianist of his generation, but has stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic perform...