Posts tagged "Anna Kendrick"

Woman of the Hour is Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut; Ms. Kendrick also stars as Cheryl Bradshaw, a young woman struggling to become an actress in 1978.  Cheryl’s agent gets her booked to be a contestant on The Dating Game.  Unbeknownst to her (or anyone else), one of

In the opening minutes of Self Reliance, we meet Tommy (Jake Johnson), a single man living a solitary life.  He works out, he goes to work and sits in front of a computer, he eats meals alone.  But his lonely routine is interrupted when a limo pulls up beside him one day and Andy Sa

In Paul Feig’s 2018 film, A Simple Favor, we follow the unlikely friendship between tight-laced, goody-two-shoes single mom Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) and the mysterious, dynamic, sexy Emily (Blake Lively).  When Emily disappears one day without a trace, the determined Stephanie

Written and directed by Joe Swanberg, Drinking Buddies has a phenomenal cast and a great premise.  Set in the world of micro-breweries, the film charts the romantic, beer-fueled entanglements of four friends.  Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a small craf

In 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, a young man who is diagnosed with cancer.  (His physician gives him a 50/50 chance of survival, hence the title of the film.)  While his relationship with his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) is rocked by this news, Adam finds surpr

Director Jason Reitman continues his winning streak with his third film (after Thank You For Smoking and Juno), Up in the Air. George Clooney (continuing to prove that he is a far better actor than you might think a fellow with his movie-star good looks and fame would need to be) play