Indie Essentials: Mia Wasikowska
What makes a performer magnetic? What rarefied talent must a person possess in order to draw an audience into their inner world? Whatever it is, Mia Wasikowska has it. Boy […]
What makes a performer magnetic? What rarefied talent must a person possess in order to draw an audience into their inner world? Whatever it is, Mia Wasikowska has it. Boy […]
In honor of Oscar Sunday, let’s chat about…sports movies! What’s the Academy Awards if not a competition that causes fans to root for their prized “team,” and what’s the real […]
Ah, the Academy Awards…that ratings driven, self-important novelty that never fails to grab my attention each year, despite the fact that I have no respect for it. The winners are […]
Watching Christopher Guest’s comic masterpiece “Best in Show” with my high school theatre troupe was an experience akin to a little league team watching their baseball heroes triumph in a […]
There are few character actors in the business as versatile and engaging as Paul Giamatti. Even his weakest vehicles have been bolstered by his sheer presence. Just look at the […]
Co-chairing the Chicago Film Critics Association’s festival of student-made short films has been a nostalgic experience for me, since the submissions all come from my alma mater, Columbia College. It’s […]
Sometimes an actor delivers a performance so vivid and indelible that it transcends the boundaries of screen time. That’s precisely what Sadie Rogers does in Stephen Cone’s masterpiece, “The Wise […]
Though 2013 has barely begun, a slew of hotly anticipated titles have already materialized on the calendar, including a handful destined to generate Oscar buzz prior to next year’s ceremony. […]