There may be no more twisted filmmaker working today than Eli Roth. I say that with admiration and with affection. Since introducing himself with CABIN FEVER in 2002, he has honed his skill at creating a perfect storm of horror, satire, and human drama. And so it is with ICE CREAM MAN, a subversive gloss… Read More »
SUMMERING — James Ponsoldt Interview
Click here to listen to the interview. James Ponsoldt did a very brave thing with his film, SUMMERING. He entered the secret world of 11-year-old girls in order to tell a coming-of-age story from a point of view not often seen on screen. He had help, as he told me when we spoke via Zoom… Read More »
SUMMERING
SUMMERING artfully combines the mundane with magical realism as four 11-year-old girls face summer’s end and the daunting prospect of middle school.
Moises Arias, Nick Robinson & Gabriel Basso are THE KINGS OF SUMMER
Moises Arias, Nick Robinson & Gabriel Basso talked chemistry reads, pipe dancing, and facing Nick Offerman when I spoke to them on April 29, 2013. That latter was in response to my wondering if it was possible to work with Offerman and not be compelled to do an impression of him. The conversation was lively,… Read More »