When the Minions first roared on to the screen, there?s no doubt they were going to be an instant marketing hit. There are nonsensical chatter played well with audiences and helped elevate the?Despicable Me?franchise with their silliness. But with the release of their first solo film?Minions, that same playfulness simply became too much. By forcing…
I was 13 years old when I first saw Despicable Me and I absolutely loved it. So, it made perfect sense to me that Universal would keep making more films with Gru–Mr. Despicable himself, played by the amazing Steve Carell–and his loveable yellow minions, the? uh? Minions (all voiced by Pierre Coffin, which has earned…
Though one could argue that it had a difficult launch last year,?Space Force?feels like it?s on course. With its release last May, Netflix?s Space Force began its first season with an Office problem. Known best for his work as Michael Scott, Carell and Greg Daniels did their very best to differentiate themselves from the affable boss. As a grumpy…
If Steve Carrell’s Michael Scott had cursed more and been in charge of the new presidential directives to put boots in space, The Office would be Space Force. Here, Carrell is General Mark R. Naird, the Chief of Space Operations. He’s a hardworking soldier who has always played fair, hoping to one day direct the…
David Sheff (Steve Carell) dabbled in his share of drugs as a youth but seemingly grew out of that phase and developed into a responsible adult. On the other hand, his son, Nic (Timothee Chalamet), didn?t have the same luck in his experimental drug phase. Although experimenting with numerous drugs, Nic specifically became addicted to…
Addiction can tear apart families and ruin lives. Often the bonds of love lead people to try to help in whatever way they can. But those bonds can be fragile. Beautiful Boy is the story of a family that had to deal over a period of years with an addict who just couldn?t seem to be able to break away from his dependency
In the Season 4 premiere of ScreenFish Radio, Steve welcomes ScreenFish’rs Julie and Paul Levac to step onto the court to talk about Battle of the Sexes! Detailing the events surrounding the legendary tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973, Battle of the Sexes has a lot to say about the…
What happens when one justice isn?t enough? Battle of the Sexes recounts the events that led up to the 1973 tennis match between retired all-star Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and champ in her prime, Billie Jean King (Emma Stone). However, this particular ?sports film? has very little to do with actual sports, choosing instead to…
The Big Short is set in 2008 and tells the true story of Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a Wall St. guru who foresaw the downfall of the US economy due to sub-prime mortgage fallout. As a result of his discovery, he places over a billion dollars of investors money against the economy, drawing the attention…
Perhaps your eyes glaze over when someone tries to explain the economics that lead to the housing bubble and Great Recession. It is indeed complicated, but The Big Short is an interesting way to try to understand it. It also is a great blend of comedy and pathos as we watch how it all developed and unfolded
