Dream team collaborators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This is the End, Future Man, Preacher) join forces once again for a hilarious, cameo-stuffed celebration (or is it takedown?) of the movie studio system in Apple TV's deliciously perfect The Studio. Rogen stars as Matt, the new head of fictitious, controversially scattered Continental Studios. Under his … Continue reading SXSW 2025: The Studio
Film Review: Maximum Truth
★★ A satirical political mockumentary should be an easy home-run, especially from comedy maven Ike Barinholtz and hottie co-star Dylan O’Brien. Maximum Truth confuses everything that works in these types of offbeat comedies, stumbling its way from one mishandled scenario to the next. I kept waiting for the comedy to finally hit the right notes. … Continue reading Film Review: Maximum Truth
TV Review: The Afterparty
I have been waiting for a show to come around like 2022’s The Afterparty—one in which the central mystery is as compelling as the acting performances. The dark comedy is perfectly on brand for this collection of character actors to each have a moment in the spotlight. Perhaps the single most exciting thing about the … Continue reading TV Review: The Afterparty