Showing posts with label mark duplass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mark duplass. Show all posts
Monday, June 01, 2026

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: 'Backrooms,' 'The Breadwinner' and 'Exotica'

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I return home from Cannes and immediately watch the worst movie of the year. On the podcast, we talk about  The Breadwinner  and dig deep in...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

My Interview With Mark Duplass

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Mark Duplass has cornered the market on sensitive guys throughout his career. That's true as well with his latest film, Language Lessons...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

My Tribute to 'Humpday'

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I was really sad to hear about the passing of Lynn Shelton. Her Humpday is one of the best movies of the last 15 years, a near-perfect b...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Some Thoughts on 'Avengers: Endgame'

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I like Avengers: Endgame , but I don't like how it deals with death. Or, rather, how it doesn't deal with death. I wrote about t...
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Some Thoughts on 'Paddleton'

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For MEL , I wrote about Paddleton , the modest, touching comedy-drama about two straight male friends (Mark Duplass, Ray Romano) who go o...

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Talking About the Oscars, 'Fighting With My Family,' 'Paddleton' and 'Badlands'

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Lots to cover in this week's episode. At the top, we break down Sunday's Academy Awards. Then, we review Fighting With My Family ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Toronto 2016: 'Blue Jay' Review

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Blue Jay dramatizes a familiar scenario: Two old flames run into each other years later, taking the opportunity to catch up and reminisc...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

'Adult Beginners' Review

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Adult Beginners is the type of film I, uncharitably, refer to as "a Sundance movie." A comedy-drama that focuses on the mild d...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

'The Lazarus Effect' Review

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You've got a movie that stars Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde and Donald Glover. So it's a comedy, right? Sadly, no: The Lazarus Effe...
Monday, July 09, 2012

In Praise of 'Do-Deca'

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Because the summer tends to focus on big blockbusters and big art-house movies, I wanted to write a little about a tiny indie that starte...
Thursday, July 05, 2012

Back Stage: 'The Do-Deca-Pentathlon' Sure Is Fun

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It's not a great weekend for movie options. Savages is OK, The Amazing Spider-Man is OK, and The Magic of Belle Isle is positively ...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Back Stage: Marina Abramovic, Mark Duplass and Ethan Hawke Await You

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Writing projects delayed me, so I'm only now mentioning this week's Screen Grab column for Back Stage . That's unfortunate si...
Friday, June 08, 2012

Back Stage: You Should See 'Safety Not Guaranteed'

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Lots to recommend in this week's Screen Grab column at Back Stage . Prometheus and Madagascar 3 are both worthwhile -- although it...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

'Jeff, Who Lives at Home,' the Duplass Brothers, and That Whole Mumblecore Thing

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For Gawker , I shared my enthusiasm for Jeff, Who Lives at Home , which really impressed me. I'd heard such mediocre things from frien...
Monday, January 25, 2010

'cyrus' review

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The Puffy Chair remains the Duplass brothers' best film, but Cyrus is a fun (and funny) mixture of mumblecore and mainstream sensibiliti...