By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features TORONTO—Jason Bateman stars in “This is Where I Leave You” as one of four siblings who return to their family homestead to attend their father’s funeral. During their unplanned week together under the same roof, the adult children hash out lingering issues with [...]
By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For “Downton Abbey” fans, Dan Stevens is, and always will be, the handsome early 20th century heir Matthew Crawley, who tragically died behind the wheel of a car on the way home from seeing his wife and new baby. But Stevens, the actor, has moved on f [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Director Terry Gilliam’s bombastically bizarre “The Zero Theorem” is a mash-up of themes, stylistic touches and character types from many of his past works, but fails to add up to the sum of those parts. Although this extended exist [...]
[NOTE TO EDITORS: Cuss word has been asterisked.] By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—When addressing Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson, it’s best not to call him “mister.” “It makes me feel like a 62-year-old,” the tall, Irish actor quips with a brogue accent. Regardless of his biological age, [...]
By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic A well-chosen cast led by Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and the late James Gandolfini makes this understated and satisfyingly suspenseful film noir drama a great adult alternative to the rom-com retreads and live-action cartoons that litter most multiplexe [...]