As far as the filmmakers behind The Only Living Boy in New York want you to think, Thomas Webb (Callum Turner) is your typical New Yorker. He feels he was born a few decades too late—he would have preferred the gritty, hard-scrabble … Continue reading THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK
If there is a truth in life, it is a simple one: everybody is trying their best. It’s an often difficult truth to accept because it is far too easy to criticize one another for their shortcomings, mistakes, and screw-ups. … Continue reading LOUDER THAN BOMBS
Sometimes, things just line up. In the past two weeks, I have watched three movies dealing with jazz music and musicians, and all three have found different, if not cliché, approaches to explore the artistic expression of the genre. First … Continue reading LOW DOWN
Michael J. Cinema 