Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #9: The Future of Cinema

Instant Family Review

Writer/director Sean Anders was inspired by his own experience fostering children for his latest comedy-drama, Instant Family. It aims to bring up a major issue through a mainstream film. Pete and Ellie Wagner (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) are a childless married couple who decide to foster a child. They end up getting drawn to Lizzy (Isabela […]

Britflix: The Falling

The Falling was a drama written and directed by Carol Morley and notable for giving many young British actors their first major roles. Lydia (Maisie Williams) and Abigail (Florence Pugh) are best friends and attend an all-girls school in 1960s England. Abigail is more sexually experienced, leading her to become pregnant. When a tragedy strikes the […]

Is This Thing On? Review

Is This Thing On? is Bradley Cooper’s third film as a director, this time looking at divorce, relationships and stand-up comedy. Alex and Tess Novak (Will Arnett and Laura Dern) separate after 20 years of marriage. They need to figure out what to do with their lives now that they are apart. Alex finds an […]