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Showing Up: Funny, Contemplative Indie Has Heart to Spare, Plus Michelle Williams

Showing Up: Funny, Contemplative Indie Has Heart to Spare, Plus Michelle Williams

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekApril 12, 2023Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt, Jonathon Raymond, Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro, Judd Hirsch, IndieComment

The Whale: Size Matters, But Tragedy Trumps All in Brendan Fraser's Depiction of a Private Hell

The Whale: Size Matters, But Tragedy Trumps All in Brendan Fraser's Depiction of a Private Hell

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 19, 2022Body shaming, Fat suits, The Whale, Darren Aronofsky, Brendan Fraser, Samuel D. Hunter, Shallow Hal, Sathya Sridharan, Hong Chau, Ty SimpkinsComment

Alexander Payne's Downsizing: Big ideas, little payoff

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 23, 2017Alexander Payne, Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Science fiction, Global warming