The Intervention THE INTERVENTION (2016) Starring Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Alia Shawkat, Cobie Smulders, Skylar Bernon, David Bernon and Kira Pozehl. Screenplay by Clea DuVall. Directed by Clea DuVall. Distributed by Paramount Home Video.  89 minutes.  Rated R. It’s kind of hard to believe that for a relatively young movie-making style that is trying to be so revolutionary and different, mumblecore films have pr

Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt star in “Digging for Fire.” Jake Johnson and Rosemarie DeWitt Are Digging on Digging for Fire by Jay S. Jacobs Jake Johnson has become Hollywood’s go-to guy for playing aging party boys who don’t want to grow up. Beyond his lead role as Nick on the popular Zooey Deschanel sitcom New Girl, Johnson has been digging into feature films, with the popular comedy Let’s Be Cops and this summer’s blockbuster Jurassic World. Now he’s trying out the rol

Digging for Fire DIGGING FOR FIRE (2015) Starring Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Mike Birbiglia, Sam Elliott, Judith Light, Ron Livingston, Melanie Lynskey, Jenny Slate, Tim Simons, Jane Adams, Megan Mercier and Jude Swanberg. Screenplay by Jake Johnson and Joe Swanberg. Directed by Joe Swanberg. Distributed by The Orchard.  83 minutes.  Rated R. I suppose this is as close as Joe Swanberg will ever get to a high-concep

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