★★★ As far as Christmas-themed rom-coms are concerned, every passing year opens the floodgates to innumerable entries, be it big-budget studio pictures, or small-scale Hallmark flicks. Hot Frosty joins the ranks of a seemingly bottomless subgenre often content to go for the easy marks rather than attempt any form of originality. Thankfully, writer Russell Hainline … Continue reading Film Review: Hot Frosty
Film Review: The People We Hate at the Wedding
★★★★ Who doesn’t love a good dysfunctional family comedy? The People We Hate at the Wedding comes gifted at a perfect time of year, just before Thanksgiving and well in advance of the commercialized inundation of Christmastime. Bringing together an ensemble of excellent actors, I was instantly drawn in by their chemistry with one another. … Continue reading Film Review: The People We Hate at the Wedding
Film Review: Mack & Rita
★★ Mack & Rita is like a body-swap comedy, only with an air of self-fulfillment and confused messaging about old age. How exactly does one squander the indomitable talents of this terrific ensemble cast, let alone the lead stars both playing each other, Diane Keaton and Elizabeth Lail? Co-written by Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh … Continue reading Film Review: Mack & Rita