Late Night Directed by Nisha Ganatra Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Paul Walter Hauser, Reid Scott and Amy Ryan by Joanna Orland A fresh perspective on a predictable story, Late Night has the right message, but fails to go beyond the tropes of which it’s trying to break free. Emma Thompson plays late […]

Directed by John Madden Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, Sam Waterston and John Lithgow In UK Cinemas May 12th, 2017 Watch on iTunes (US) by Joanna Orland While the film gives off a sense of how clever it thinks it is, Miss Sloane just misses the mark […]

Directed by Ira Sachs Starring John Lithgow, Alfred Molina and Marisa Tomei On DVD and On Demand June 15th, 2015 by Joanna Orland In the hands of lesser actors, the touching and grounded love and life story of Ben and George could potentially stray into the sappy and saccharine.  John Lithgow and Alfred Molina  give […]

Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine and Mackenzie Foy In UK Cinemas November 7th, 2014 by Joanna Orland Just because it’s the first major Hollywood drama set in space since Gravity, doesn’t mean Interstellar should undergo any comparisons to Alfonso Cuarón’s masterpiece.  So nearly a masterpiece in its […]