Jarrod

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Pie baker extraordinaire who also happens to be a screenwriter/actor.

John Cazale, The Greatest Actor Ever?

He isn’t well known. In fact, he’s pretty much on the level of Richard Jenkins or Charles Durning, you don’t know his name but you know his face. He was the traitorous brother, the dumb scapegoat, and always a supporting character to leads like DeNiro and Pacino. While he was never nominated for any Academy Awards, his co-stars collected numerous nominations and awards. Also, each and every film he acted in received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. This is a statistic that is unmatched in the acting world. Continue reading

We Need To Talk About Kevin Review

Here at Crasstalk, we definitely love our psychopaths and stories about them. That being said, you will definitely want to see “We Need To Talk About Kevin.” Kevin, the son of would be adventurer Eva (Tilda Swinton), is a great example of a psychopath and what they are capable of doing. Kevin, played as a teenager by Ezra Miller, is just the right amount of creepy to keep you on the edge of your seat. Continue reading

Review: Albert Nobbs

This story is about a woman that dresses as and passes for a male most of her life. Albert, played by Glenn Close, lives in 19th century Ireland and works as a waiter/butler that caters to the wealthy in all of their opulence and stiffness but still has wants and needs of his own. It is the sudden appearance of Hubert (Janet McTeer) that opens Albert’s world up to a new realm of possibilities while simultaneously showcasing his own naiveté.

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Maybe Meryl Streep Has A Chance

We FINALLY have something more to go on than a teaser trailer and it actually looks pretty good! Also, British critics that have seen the film were wowed by Streep’s performance. However, close friends of the former prime minister think it is an insult to her legacy. Even some critics were quick to write it off as a, “silly and suspect picture.” However one critic went on to say that it is a “performance of towering proportions that sets a new benchmark for acting.” That kind of praise is exactly what Meryl needs to win another Oscar and maybe even a little controversy wouldn’t hurt. Continue reading