Gregg Daniel at the New York City Public Library. Photo © 2014 Mark Doyle. All rights reserved. Gregg Daniel The Gospel According to True...

Life After Beth LIFE AFTER BETH (2014) Starring Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines,...

After AFTER (2014) Starring Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino, Adam Scarimbolo, Diane Neal, Darrin Hewitt...

Calvary CALVARY (2014) Starring Brendan Gleeson, Chris O’Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Isaach De Bankolé, M. Emmet...

Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly and John Michael McDonagh at the New York press day from “Calvary” at the Crosby Street Hotel, July 25,...

Happy Christmas HAPPY CHRISTMAS (2014) Starring Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, Joe Swanberg, Jude Swanberg, Kris Swanberg, Mike Brune, Harry Burton, Megan Mercier, Chris Renton, Eldar Kim, Jessica Angelos, Tony Castro, Ezra Teitelbaum, Felix Pineiro, Michael Wawzenek, Sara Gaare and Ben Schwartz. Screenplay by Joe Swanberg. Directed by Joe Swanberg. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures and Paramount Pictures.  85 minutes.  Rated R. If you ever had any d

Earth to Echo EARTH TO ECHO (2014) Starring Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, Reese C. Hartwig, Ella Linnea Wahlestedt, Jason Gray-Stanford, Cassius Willis, Drake Kemper, Tiffany Espensen, Mary Pat Gleason, Sonya Leslie, Peter Mackenzie, Valerie Wildman, Virginia Louise Smith, Myk Watford and Algee Smith. Screenplay by Henry Gayden. Directed by Dave Green. Distributed by Relativity Media.  90 minutes.  Rated PG. It is hard to remake a movie that is an acknowledged classic.  It

Kether Donohue, Aya Cash, Chris Geere and Desmin Borges star in “You’re the Worst.” Aya Cash, Chris Geere, Desmin Borges and Kether Donohue Who’s The Worst? by Jay S. Jacobs The missing component in most romantic comedies is a refreshing dose of hardened cynicism, and FX’s new series You’re the Worst has a heaping helping of that special ingredient.  The show is basically an anti-Valentine, a perfect bouquet of pitch black flowers which earns its laughs through a jaded look a

Terri Nunn of Berlin at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA on July 14, 2014. We chat again with the lead singer of the legendary New...

Dave Wakeling of The English Beat at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, PA on June 22, 2014. Photo copyright 2014 Shana Bergmann....

The Discoverers THE DISCOVERERS (2012) Starring Griffin Dunne, Madeleine Martin, Devon Graye, Stuart Margolin, David Rasche, Dreama...

The Bridge – The Complete First Season The Bridge: The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) Juárez, Mexico was recently found to be the most violent city in the world, therefore it makes a fascinating setting for this dark, surreal crime drama.  Known for its astronomical murder and kidnapping rates (since the ’90s nearly 400 women have been killed there, and an additional 400 have simply disappeared), the town is a fascinating contradiction, a beautiful yet horrifyi

A Coffee in Berlin A COFFEE IN BERLIN (2014) Starring Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justusvon Dohnányi, Inga Birkenfeld, Ulrich Noethen, Leander Modersohn, Arnd Klawitter, Justus von Dohnányi and Andreas Schröders. Screenplay by Jan Ole Gerster. Directed by Jan Ole Gerster. Distributed by Music Box Films.  84 minutes.  Not Rated. If you were ever wondering what a mumblecore Gen-Y German version of Woody Allen’s Manhattan  would be like

A Summer’s Tale A SUMMER’S TALE (CONTE D’ÉTÉ) (1996) Starring Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaelle Simon, Aimé...

Chef CHEF (2014) Starring Jon Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, Robert Downey Jr., Oliver Platt,...

Joey King in New York City. Photo © 2014 Mark Doyle. All rights reserved. Joey King Wish She Was Here by Jay S. Jacobs It seems almost...

22 Jump Street 22 JUMP STREET (2014) Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens, Jillian Bell, Ice Cube, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Nick Offerman, Jimmy Tatro, Caroline Aaron, Craig Roberts, Marc Evan Jackson, John Chrest, Eddie J. Fernandez, Rye Rye, Johnny Pemberton, Stanley Wong, Dax Flame, Rob Riggle, Dave Franco, Queen Latifah, Richard Grieco, Dustin Nguyen, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt and Seth Rogen. Screenplay by Michael Bacall, Oren

Kissing Jessica Stein on Blu-ray KISSING JESSICA STEIN (2002) Starring Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Tovah Feldshuh, Scott...

Kevin and Joe Jonas doing their “interactive spoken word” show at the Keswick Theater, Glenside, PA on June 7, 2014. Photo copyright 2014...

The Fault In Our Stars THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (2014) Starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Nat Wolff, Sam Trammell, Willem Dafoe, Lotte Verbeek, Ana Dela Cruz, Randy Kovitz, Toni Saldana, David Whalen, Milica Govich, Allegra Carpenter, Emily Peachey, Emily Bach, Tim Hartman, Mike Birbiglia, Bethany Leo and Alexis Hodges. Screenplay by Scott Neustaudter and Michael H. Weber. Directed by Josh Boone. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 125 minutes. Rated PG-13. It ta