THE SEVEN FACES OF JANE leaves much to be desired
by Mathilda Hallstrom, Staff Writer
When Coppola isn’t hawking a Ford product, the film does make an honest attempt to tell stories about Jane.
Come Play
Written and directed by Jacob Chase
Starring Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr.
Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for terror, frightening images and some language
by Audrey Callerstrom
When I saw that Come Play, the feature-length debut from writer/director Jacob Chase (based on his short film, Larry) was rated PG-13, my heart sank a little. Not that good horror films can’t be PG-13. The shot of the hanging bodies in The Sixth Sense still gives me chills and Sam Raimi did some interesting things within the confines of the rating with Drag Me To Hell. But for the most part, I anticipate lots of jump scares and low stakes. Kids looking terrified at closet doors. Blue tones. But there’s also a comfort to a PG-13 horror film. I like turning on some nonsense like Countdown or Dark Skies knowing things will be spooky but I will be spared any graphic violence. What?!? Sometimes I’m sensitive.
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Written and directed by Kris Rey
Starring Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement and Kate Micucci
Running time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
by Liz Locke of CinemaSips.com
Writing is a tough business, especially for women. That’s the message I take away from I Used to Go Here, Kris Rey’s fantastic new film featuring Gillian Jacobs as a debut novelist trying to reconcile grandiose dreams with a lackluster middle-aged reality. This one-time star of her college English department thought the future would be filled with glamorous parties and well-reviewed personal essay collections, only to discover that life doesn’t always work out the way you plan. Blink, and you’re suddenly thirty-five, childless, single, holding an ugly pink novel with your name on the cover (a cover you had zero input on), wondering what the hell happened. Oh, and also people will buy your book, then never read your book. Adulthood—what fun!
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