MONEY MONSTER * *
Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West and Giancarlo Esposito. Screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore and Jim Kouf. Directed by Jodie Foster.
Author Archives: Sean Burns
THE MEDDLER
THE MEDDLER * * * 1 / 2
Starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael and J.K. Simmons. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR * * 1 / 2
Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Scarlett Johansson. Screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
IFFBOSTON 2016
“There’s an energy to this festival you don’t find in other cities. There’s none of the industry posturing or velvet rope snobbery that so often plagues events of this size and scope. IFFBoston has always been a scrappy, non-profit affair put on by and for passionate film fans in the community. Everybody’s welcome, and we’re all celebrating movies together.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 04/27/2016
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING
A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING * * *
Starring Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Alexander Black, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Tom Skerritt. Written for the screen and directed by Tom Tykwer.
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!
EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! * * 1 / 2
Starring Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell and Zoey Deutch. Written and directed by Richard Linklater.
A SHITTY ATHLETE WITH NO SPORT: GREEN ROOM’S JEREMY SAULNIER
Last week the good folks at IFFBoston’s Screening Series brought writer-director Jeremy Saulnier to the Coolidge Corner Theatre for an early peek at Green Room, his new white-knuckle thriller about a punk gig gone horrifically awry. After the show, the Blue Ruin filmmaker took questions from a rattled crowd. Here are some edited highlights of the conversation:
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL * *
Starring Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher and Adam Driver. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols.
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE * 1/2
Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg and Gal Gadot. Screenplay by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer. Directed by Zack Snyder.
RIVER OF GRASS
“For this Kelly Reichardt super-fan, finally seeing River Of Grass twenty-two years after the fact feels a bit like happening upon a yearbook picture of an old friend dressed in adorably dated fashions. It’s a wicked ’90s indie movie, serving as a nifty time capsule of certain cinematic trends that were on their way out plus some others that we’re still putting up with.” – WBUR’s The ARTery, 03/18/2016
SPLICED PERSONALITY 