Month: January 2023

Never have a beef with a bear: a review of The Bear

The Bear Created by Christopher Storer Starring Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael’s failing restaurant Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich, the de facto manager of the restaurant and Michael’s old best friend …

A devil of a wild time: a review of Wendell and Wild

Directed by Henry Selick Screenplay by Henry Selick & Jordan Peele Based on Wendell & Wild (unpublished) by Henry Selick & Clay McLeod Chapman Produced by Henry Selick, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld Voice cast Keegan-Michael Key as Wendell Jordan Peele as Wild Lyric Ross as Katherine “Kat” Koniqua Elliot Serelle Strickland as Young …

Pussy Footing around: A review of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Directed by Joel CrawfordScreenplay by Paul Fisher & Tommy SwerdlowStory by Tommy Swerdlow & Tom WheelerBased on Puss in Boots by Giovanni Francesco StraparolaProduced by Mark SwiftEdited by James RyanMusic by Heitor PereiraProduction company DreamWorks AnimationDistributed by Universal Pictures Voices:Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, a swashbuckling cat fugitive …

Fighting existential angst in your supermarket aisle: a review of White Noise

White Noise Directed by Noah Baumbach Screenplay by Noah Baumbach Based on White Noise by Don DeLillo Produced by Noah Baumbach, David Heyman & Uri Singer Characters Adam Driver as Prof. Jack Gladney Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney Don Cheadle as Prof. Murray Siskind Raffey Cassidy as Denise Sam Nivola as Heinrich May Nivola as …