Disney’s New and Improved “The Jungle Book” Serves up a Zesty, if Recycled, Version of Itself

The Jungle Book (Jon Favreau, 2016) Here’s a question for you: would you be as excited – if excited you … More

SXSW2016, Part 7: The Final Post (Last Few “Hammer to Nail” Reviews and Interviews, plus “Roughly Speaking”)

Here are my final reviews and interviews from the 2016 SXSW Festival, published on Hammer to Nail: Gleason review In Pursuit of Silence interview … More

In “Demolition,” Gyllenhaal & Company Shine Through a Strained Metaphor

Demolition (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2016) The last few years have been good to Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée, with Dallas Buyers Club, in 2013 … More

SXSW2016, Part 6: The Penultimate Post (with Still More “Hammer to Nail” Reviews and Interviews, plus “Bmoreart”)

Just when you thought we were done with my reviews and interviews from the 2016 SXSW Festival, I have still more Hammer … More

If “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” Is a Dreary Slog, At Least We’ve Still Got Dear Old Mom

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Zack Snyder, 2016) In the end, it all comes down to good old Mom. … More

“Baskin,” an Uneven (and Disgusting) Horror Film, Still Offers a Few Welcome Surprises

Baskin (Can Evrenol, 2015) So I may have not yet had a chance to see (the, by all accounts, overwrought … More

SXSW2016, Part 5: More Pieces on “Hammer to Nail” …

So SXSW might be over for the year, but my reviews and interviews from the 2016 festival still keep coming. Here … More

SXSW2016, Part 4 (Friday, March 18 and beyond)

If you missed it earlier in the week, here is the list of the SXSW2016 Jury Awards. And here are … More

SXSW2016, Part 3 (Wednesday-Thursday, March 16-17)

And so the week at SXSW has continued. Since the last post, I have had only two more pieces published on … More

SXSW2016, Part 2 (Monday-Tuesday, March 14-15)

The last two days of the festival have seen me continue with more of the same – movie screenings and … More