“The Way, Way Back” marks Nate Faxon and Jim Rash’s directorial debut. The team is best known previously for their writing work on Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants.” This film is a coming of age story about 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) and his summer with his mom (Toni Collette) and her difficult new boyfriend, Trent (Steve …
This is a hard one for me to review, because honestly, my initial reaction was to speak poorly of the film. I didn’t grow up watching ‘Get Smart,’ I’m only slightly familiar with the original series, and I think the only episode I saw was the last 10 minutes of an episode when I was …
See how I toyed with that title? I’m a wordsmith. I’m like Shakespeare and Snoop Dogg combined into one colossal literary genius. Another trailer for ‘Get Smart’ has been unleashed without my consent. How does Steve Carell, playing Maxwell Smart, keep fooling people into thinking he is funny? He is the dad that nobody finds …