It would be easy to dismiss the dual casting of Paul Dano and John Cusack as the younger and older Brian Wilson respectively in LOVE & MERCY as a stunt. And it certainly garners attention, but it’s anything but that. It’s one of the things the film’s director, Bill Pohlad, discussed when I spoke with him… Read More »
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1 is not unlike its iconic heroine, Katniss Everdeen. It’s bold, headstrong, no-nonsense, and impatient to get on with things. It begins almost directly from whence the last installment of the saga left off, and with little if any exposition about anything that happened before. For example, why those… Read More »