The Film Yap

Rennke speaks about about the making of “Pearl,” Pearl Carter as a historical figure, and how the film emphasized her heritage without playing the race card.

A wannabe rabbi becomes a drug trafficker in a good-gone-bad story that could feel tired but instead rings true.

Among the many titles this film has had, why didn’t we see the most apt moniker, “It’s a Wonderful Shrek”?

A little bit “Rocky,” a little bit “Clerks,” “The Mini” is all Indianapolis.

Grecco’s lens strips his subjects bare and is more revealing than any of their exploits on the screen.

Mixing a talented cast and heartwrenching subject matter, this wannabe tearjerker doesn’t live up to its superlative title.

This true tale of gritty, gutsy girls is long on sex and drugs, short on rock and roll.

Director Rick Jacobson’s filthy girlsploitation flick is what it is: proudly, awesomely bad.

Director Paul Weitz goes for good dumb fun but misses the mark on “good” and “fun.”

The Cove is an amazing movie. It cuts like a razor and strikes at the core to drive home the message that if there is something to be done, the time is now.