Why Sideways is Still Alexander Payne’s Finest Vintage Patrick Nabarro January 23, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Alexander Payne, the great satirist of Middle American mores, returns this weekend with his latest ditty of wry social commentary, Downsizing. Often when a filmmaker establishes such a distinctive formula as...
Scene Stealers: Judy Greer in Grandma Rachel Brook June 7, 2016 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Grandma is an excellent film, featuring an equally excellent performance from the hilarious and hell-raising Lily Tomlin in the titular role. As her pregnant teenage granddaughter Sage, Julia Garner makes a...
A Beginner’s Guide to… Alexander Payne Rachel Brook July 11, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Over the last eighteen years writer-director Alexander Payne has gradually established himself as an expert in reflecting his American milieu, drawing unlikely comedy from touching small-town drama. Although a...
