Push tells the story of these three friends as they attempt to play the role of street dealer when they are terribly ill-fitted for the part. Only Lindberg’s Joe has any street sense about him, as Kevin is a stock-broker with a hard-on for money and power (as he attempts to emulate the top stock-broker in their firm, Tommy G, played brilliantly by Michael Rapaport) and Mickey is a trust-fund baby whose major motivation seems to be the “prestige” and women that may come once he’s known as a major player....

His intent to convert becomes a watershed moment, not only in his own life but for those around him. His parents are heartbroken. His sister is outraged. She recounts, correctly, the moment he had an epiphany when they were children. He entered the dim recesses of an open Catholic church and felt the touch of Mother Mary on him when he saw her icon. He has felt she was guiding him and looking after him all this time....

Paths to Paradise Friday consisted of watching Undercrank Productions’ restorations of Paths to Paradise (1925) and Dad’s Choice (1928). These silent films stood out as they did not feature famous comedians like Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin. Dad’s Choice starred character actor Edward Everett Horton, who was engaging in screwball antics. Paths to Paradise is an elegant comedy-heist film starring the underrated Raymond Griffith. The film climaxed in a thrilling chase sequence involving an army of policemen, which is on the level of recent entries in the Mission: Impossible franchise....

At this point, Bundy is pickpocketing for money and IDs to make ends meet and drinks non-stop. He circles his VW Beetle over to a local college, compulsively looking for women. He parks across from a sorority house, dismembering with his eyes the female students Heidi (Susan Lanier), Dorothy (Eileen Dietz), Nancy (Jennifer Wenger), and Brenda (Kathleen Kinmont). Their house mother, Darcy (Lisa Wilcox), holds strict rules about no boys on the second floor....

Shift in Power If there was ever a time to radically change Disney from the inside, that time was now. With Lasseter out of the way, he was replaced at Disney Animation by Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter at Pixar. Lee was the writer and co-director of the smash-hit Frozen, and Docter had been a creative force at Pixar for years, directing Up, Inside Out, and Monsters, Inc. At the outset, the choices appeared solid....

For me and many others, working for Disney and being a part of Walt’s grand legacy was the dream. My first post-college interview was with Disney Studios (didn’t get it). Living in Orange County, I know more people who worked for Disney than those who didn’t. What was a dream decades ago has now become a nightmare. Though the change in the wrong direction happened long before Bob Iger fired John Lasseter, it was at that moment the corporate and office culture at Disney made a turn for the worse and became a toxic environment where the inmates ran the asylum....

The revelation that Pete’s boss is about to close up the diner for good motivates the young man to act. He calls upon his oldest friend, Danny (Aiden Figueroa), to fulfill their childhood oath to find proof of the Chupacabra, and get the reward money. The problem is that the two haven’t spoken in years. Happenstance sees the third member of their childhood gang return home thanks to an internship....

Upon their arrival, they find a few players and the only security, Paul (Adrian McLean), asleep in a chair dressed as Santa. The Vandits buy their cards from the cashier, Ramone (Robb Wells), though they argue over having to pay for the dabbers. Jesse is keen on the pretty Jamie (Megan Best) and gets a seat next to her and her grandmother, Bubby Luba (Angela Narth). Blanche (Jann Arden) runs the snack bar, and Tara (Ivy Châtelain) is around somewhere, supposedly helping out....

What appears to be an evening of debauchery with their new friend Tovah (Jacqueline Emerson), the story takes a turn when Josh and Amanda try to leave and come face-to-face with Charlie (Steve Little). This former child star is the owner of the vineyard. Charlie was Gooch on the long-running television series Bakers Dozen. Disgusted with Hollywood, Charlie bought a vineyard where people can smoke pot, have open relationships, and drink wine....

Willy’s dreams, however, are deferred when he arrives in town, as he is quickly scammed into indentured servitude by a scenery-chewing flophouse keeper named Mrs. Scrubbit (Olivia Coleman) and her oafish henchman, Bleacher (Tom Davis). Willy winds up on eternal laundry duty with other hapless victims and colorful characters, including a young girl named Noodle (Calah Lane). They become fast friends and co-conspirators under the influence of Willy’s irrepressibly sunny disposition and a few musical numbers....

The Kannada-language film begins proper on a drug deal. By all accounts, it goes as smoothly as possible. Money is exchanged, drugs are put into the jeep, and off all parties go. Unfortunately, the criminals driving the jeep use the yellow powder and almost cause a few accidents. Well, in order to avoid a head-on collision, they veer off the road, ramming into a wall. The other driver checks on them only to discover they’re dead....

“40 Seconds” involves Max (Derek Latta) and a watch he got overseas. This watch tells him what is going to happen forty seconds into the future. When Max meets Katie (Jennifer Dawson) at a party thrown in her honor, his watch lets him know that they’ll be having sex before the night is over. (In that case, the watch is about a half hour off.) It also shows him something that doesn’t bode well for either of them, and he decides to save his skin without telling her why....

7 Dorm Room Movie Theatre Hacks 1. Keeping Your Dorm Tidy! The most important movie theater hack for your student dorm room is to allocate enough space for everyone to feel safe and comfortable. It also relates to all the cords and cables that may be left around the place or delicate objects. Keep them stored safely! Make sure to keep your homework out of the way. If you have an urgent task, share a write my essay message and let an expert assist you to get things done on time....

The situation is a little obvious and predictable, and the plugged-in, silly details don’t help. The first half of the movie consists of the friends playing “remember when” in order to establish the relationship and clarify that they are definitely not gay, a mix-up the bookie exploits in a not-so-funny gay-bashing session. The funniest part of the film is Chi Chi Navarro (see, it’s funny already) and John Del Regno’s performances as Aunt Alice and Uncle Robert....

Topping the list of nominees for this year’s awards, Barbie not only secured nods for Best Picture and Best Comedy but also earned recognition in categories like Best Hair and Makeup. The film’s star-studded cast received their fair share of praise, with Margot Robbie earning a nomination for Best Actress, Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting Actor, and America Ferrera for Best Supporting Actress. Young talent Ariana Greenblatt is in the running for Best Young Actor/Actress, and the entire ensemble received a nomination for Best Acting Ensemble....

Like many Batman fans, I was so psychologically traumatized by the Day-Glo atrocity that was 1997’s “Batman and Robin” that I feared the Dark Knight’s viability as a movie property might be irreparably damaged. When word came out several years ago that a new Bat-film was being planned, I certainly wasn’t holding my breath. Hell, the name of the man who almost single-handedly brought the franchise down – Joel Schumacher – was even attached at one point (a rumor probably calculated to thin out the comic fan community by causing widespread suicide)....

“Black Sun” is about sex, relationships, love and anger. It’s violent and frequently very disturbing. The “plot”, if one demands one, involves a man, Brian, who is in love, but can’t escape the pain of his horrific past. As a teenager, he literally killed a man who raped his girlfriend, and—perhaps figuratively—killed a team of bullies who beat on him in a playground. As an adult, he finds himself strapped down in a make-shift medical ward, his skull open, brain exposed, his haunted past laid out on a television monitor for all to see while his sleeping body is watched over by a quartet of white-robed women....

Forty years ago, scientist Christopher Isaacs (Jeffrey Larson) made contact with an alien intelligence light years away. The alien message was directed toward someone named Frank…not relevant a this moment. Christopher sends a response but because of the great distance the signal has to travel, he may not live long enough to hear back. Jump to the present and Christopher is no longer alive. His project continues, headed by his daughter, Natalie (Victoria Kelleher), who was with him as a child when he first made contact....

A teenage girl from Pakistan, Maryam (Aneesha Madhok), comes to live in America as an exchange student. Immediately she is met with conflict from her host family when their daughter, Nicole (Caroline Stella), gives her grief for having to give up her bed and bedroom. Maryam experiences a series of uncomfortable situations as she navigates her new school and classmates. As some time passes, Maryam is met with increasingly bigoted and hateful outbursts from those in the school....

Here’s a look at three of the most significant comedies to be released during the 2010s. Only time will tell if they make the graduation from ‘best of 2010s’ to ‘best of all time’, but their cultural and cinematic impacts are worth acknowledging. Bridesmaids (2011) This delightfully raunchy movie has inspired games and gifs, but Bridesmaids was also integral to boosting the careers of some of the decade’s most notable comedic talents....