Ben Stiller and Chris Rock headline the voice cast of this animated comic odyssey of four New York City zoo animals shipped back to the wilds of Africa, where they have idea how to survive.
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Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’ on Peacock
Top Five (2015) is Chris Rock’s third film as a writer / director and his most personal. Rock plays a comedian named Andre Allen, once branded “the funniest man alive” for his electric stand-up act. His career took a turn when he made a fortune in lowbrow comedies and bottomed out in alcohol and he […]
Paul Schrader’s ‘First Reformed’ on Showtime Anytime and Kanopy
Anyone who has followed the career of Paul Schrader could fall into the trap of simply cataloguing the ways in which First Reformed (2018) is a summation of his themes and inspirations. Imagine the promotional possibilities: “From the author of “Transcendental Cinema” and “Notes on Film Noir” and the screenwriter of Taxi Driver and The Last […]