Emmys 2015 offers few surprises despite historic wins Will Ferrer September 21, 2015 1 Comment Last night, television’s finest converged upon LA’s Microsoft Theater for what would soon prove to be an evening of stupefying predictability. With Andy Samberg at the helm, the awards show kicked... Read More »
Film review: ‘Sleeping with Other People’ buries flaws beneath irresistible charm Will Ferrer September 16, 2015 0 Comments As messy as it is hilarious, Leslye Headland’s “Sleeping with Other People” is a great movie undermined by a misguided desire to be original. Headland — who also penned the screenplay... Read More »
TIFF report card 2015: Grading this year’s films Will Ferrer September 16, 2015 2 Comments Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) continues to be the “festival of festivals:” a ragbag of red carpet affairs and quiet independent... Read More »
Television review: ‘Show Me a Hero’ and I’ll write you a scathing critique Will Ferrer August 14, 2015 2 Comments Glacially paced and flat as a board, “Show Me a Hero” is destined to be described as a “slow burn” by many a critic, but no amount of calculated euphemisms can mask the unfortunate reality... Read More »
‘7 Days in Hell’ is violently inappropriate, shamefully good Will Ferrer July 11, 2015 0 Comments Full frontal nudity, bawdy sex jokes and unforgettable cameos reign supreme in “7 Days in Hell,” a faux docudrama starring “Brooklyn Nine Nine”’s Andy Sandberg and the... Read More »
Pixar’s whip-smart ‘Inside Out’ tackles depression, fails to address veiled sexism Will Ferrer June 21, 2015 10 Comments “Cars 2,” “Brave,” “Monsters University”: Ever since the release of the simply exceptional “Toy Story 3,” the once-great Pixar has suffered from a particularly resilient strain of... Read More »
Director of Brian Wilson biopic ‘Love & Mercy’ talks being original, mental illness in film Will Ferrer June 3, 2015 1 Comment After appearances at both the Toronto International Film Festival last September and the San Francisco International Film Festival this spring, Bill Pohlad’s directorial debut “Love &... Read More »
Cardinal Studios seeks to combat lack of on-campus film production Will Ferrer May 21, 2015 0 Comments You come to Stanford to play football. You come to Stanford to study computer science. You come to Stanford to be the next big thing in Silicon Valley. You do not come to Stanford, however, to make... Read More »