It’s been a while since American audiences have been treated to a realistic look at the rise and descent of young love. In fact, as far as realistic films about young twenty-somethings falling in and out of love go, they’re a rare species. When one eventually comes along a chord is struck with the generation [...]

The great director Frank Capra was well known for his whimsical, bright, and intelligent films. They were often filled with some of the biggest leading men of the time such as Jimmy Stewart and Clark Gable, but it was for a film called Arsenic And Old Lace that he made two of the wisest casting [...]

Woody Allen is one of the most well-respected writers and directors in the last fifty years of American cinema, but not much is said of his acting. Well, not a lot great things, that is. He’s often criticized for “playing the same character” and not branching out. This is unfair. His mannerisms may be consistent, [...]

Continuing with stand-out performances from this year, we move along to another Saturday Night Live alumni. For years, Sandler worked on SNL and in several “comedies” as an idiot man-child and quickly became one of the biggest box-office draws in America. Never once did Adam Sandler show even a glimmer of any dramatic capabilities. Then, [...]

When you hear those two names, what do you think of? TV’s “The Office” and “SNL.” Yet, when the these two appeared as the young couple searching for a place to raise their unborn child in Sam Mendes’ Away We Go, they created one of the most realistic and relatable couples to ever grace the [...]