David Zayas – The Lennon Report
“I think there are a lot of flaws and strength in the character I play.”
Jackie Earle Haley – The Birth of a Nation
“I think we can all look back and recognize the inhumanity that is part of our history.”
Deepwater Horizon
“An emotionally surface-level drama, but the overall storytelling is done very well.”
Jesse Corti – Beauty and the Beast (25th Anniversary)
“Originally, the character was sort of a big doofus kind of guy.”
Bridget Jones’s Baby
“Cheery and charming. This sequel definitely takes a step up from where Bridget left off.”
Fede Alvarez – Don’t Breathe
“I always try to do something that is artistic and creative and strange and different.”
Southside with You
“Brims with smartly-written conversations and subtly funny moments.”
Gil Birmingham – Hell or High Water
“Every day Jeff [Bridges] would ask me, ‘Did you bring your guitar?'”
Pete’s Dragon
“Wants to be the next generation’s ‘E.T.’ For the most part, the effort feels genuine albeit slightly generic.”
Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins
“The joy she had when she sang was very infectious.”
Todd Solondz – Wiener-Dog
“I think comedy has always been married to pathos. Cruelty is also entwined as well in my work.”
The Secret Life of Pets
“Children won’t mind the familiar narrative and will flock to it because of the likeable animals.”