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The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson Does Wes Anderson With Andersonian Results

The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson Does Wes Anderson With Andersonian Results

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJune 6, 2025The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Cera, Comedy, Drama, DramedyComment

Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination

Sacramento: Very Few Sharp Turns on The Way to This Movie’s Destination

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekApril 10, 2025Sacramento, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, Road Trip, Drama, Los AngelesComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Two Michaels, Cera and Angarano, on Sacramento and Fatherhood

Original-Cin Q&A: Two Michaels, Cera and Angarano, on Sacramento and Fatherhood

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekApril 7, 2025Road trip comedies, Sacramento, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, Maya Erskine, Actors who write and direct themselves, Actors dealing with parenthood, On-set romantic relationshipsComment

Dream Scenario: The Many Metaphors of Nicolas Cage's Presence in Your Head

Dream Scenario: The Many Metaphors of Nicolas Cage's Presence in Your Head

By Jim Slotek

Jim SlotekNovember 20, 2023Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage, Ari Aster, Dream-based horror movies, Julianne Nicholson, Dark satires about fame, Michael Cera, Hell is other peopleComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Some Words - Including 'Oh My!' - From George Takei on Voicing a Cat in Paws of Fury

Original-Cin Q&A: Some Words - Including 'Oh My!' - From George Takei on Voicing a Cat in Paws of Fury

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekJuly 11, 2022Animated movie voice stars, George Takei, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, Cats versus dogs, Mel BrooksComment

Cryptozoo: A Trippy, Hippie Tribute to Fantastic Creatures

Cryptozoo: A Trippy, Hippie Tribute to Fantastic Creatures

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 18, 2021Cryptozoo, Animation, Michael Cera, Lake Bell, Dash Shaw, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie, adult themes, 1967Comment

Molly's Game: High-stakes poker drowns in Sorkin's verbiage, but Chastain shines

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 22, 2017Aaron Sorkin, High stakes poker, Molly Bloom, Jessica Chastain, Michael Cera, Organized crime, Gambling

Q&A: The doc Dina is a love story first, a diagnosis second

By Jim Slotek

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2017documentaries, Asperger, Sundance, Michael Cera, Tourette Syndrome