Picking Up the Spare: 20th Century Women, Split, The Comedian

20th Century Women Not sure how I missed this, but writer/director Mike Mills worked with A24 to create a streaming radio station playing nothing but music from 1979, the year the movie is set. Split Spoiler warning, but it appears one of the movie's big twists was hinted at on at least one of the … Continue reading Picking Up the Spare: 20th Century Women, Split, The Comedian

Movie Marketing Madness: The Comedian

Robert De Niro stars as Jackie Burke in this week’s new (limited for now) release The Comedian. Burke is an aging comic, well-known for an old TV show and now on the standup circuit. He’s deeply unhappy about his position, though, and that comes out one night in a mean-spirited set that culminates with him … Continue reading Movie Marketing Madness: The Comedian