Connie Converse - "Talkin' Like You (Two Tall Mountains)"

My thanks to Good One, which introduced me to this Connie Converse song. (And I had no idea about her story.)

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Reviewing 'Cuckoo,' 'Good One' and 'It Ends With Us'

Katie Walsh and I were on KCRW this morning discussing this weekend's releases. Did we make fun of Borderlands? You better believe it. We also reviewed a German horror film, a lovely American indie drama and It Ends With Us. Hope you enjoy our segment.

My Interview With India Donaldson, Writer-Director of 'Good One'

India Donaldson's first feature, Good One, is a low-key gem, so I was very happy to speak with her, and also her director father Roger, about her path to becoming a filmmaker. (Spoiler: It happened in a rather roundabout way.) You can read my profile over at the Los Angeles Times.