Our Brand is Crisis (Review)
The title of the new movie Our Brand Is Crisis may be a mouthful, but it’s a simple enough concept: in this day and age, political campaigns are not about politics, or people, but about advertising. Based loosely on Rachel Boynton’s 2005 documentary of the same name, the new movie turns a Bolivian election into a media battle. Hardened political consultant ‘Calamity’ Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) — a fictional...
Our Brand is Crisis (Trailer)
O.K., let’s start off with the good/great in this trailer for Our Brand is Crisis. First off, it’s great to see Sandra Bullock dropping some serious dramedy chops onscreen again. It’s what she’s best at and yes, floating in space talking to no one is not what she’s best at. Although she was actually pretty good at that. Secondly, great to see Billy Bob Thornton being a badass once again. It’s what he’s good at. Always. I also love the...
Josh Lucas in “The Mend”
I like Josh Lucas. You (probably) like Josh Lucas too but maybe lost track of him after the studio system lamely tried to make him into a sex symbol back at the beginning of the 2000’s. I mean, the guy’s good looking but he’s also a very, very good actor which is clear from his CV. What I’m saying is, he’s more than just a pretty face. I’m also glad he seems to have stuck within the mind of David...
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