Becca James

Aug 14, 2024 | chicagoreader.com | Becca James

Cuckoo is a film that feels like it was kicked out of the nest too soon. It’s full of potential, from the cast to the visuals to the sound, but the delivery is shaky. The familiar-feeling beginning sees Gretchen (the entrancing Hunter Schafer), a 17-year-old who’s recently experienced the loss of her mother, relocate with her father and his new family from the U.S. to the German Alps to live and work at a resort.

Jun 26, 2024 | thrillist.com | Becca James

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Jun 26, 2024 | flipboard.com | Becca James

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Apr 19, 2024 | chicagoreader.com | Becca James

Hanky Panky is a delightfully unserious horror movie crammed with comedy. From the minds of Nick Roth and Lindsey Haun, the film follows a man and a talking napkin who are on a mission to save the world from an evil top hat. And as the promotional material proudly declares, four minutes of the 86-minute runtime features a fight between said napkin and top hat. Suffice it to say, Hanky Panky is self-aware in its mission, which is as much about honoring Cheers as it is about making fun art.

Feb 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Gwen Ihnat |Andrew A. Dowd |David Anthony |Becca James |Caitlin Penzey Moog |Alex McLevy | +4 more

Chemistry is perhaps the most elusive of all cinematic ingredients. Critics can point to craft in elements like directorial technique, set design, editing, and the rest; great acting can be taught, and recognized as such. But chemistry is out of everyone’s hands. Either people have it with one another or they don’t. Until you get two people together and watch the sparks fly, it’s a complete X factor. But to take that essential romantic ingredient and add comedy on top of it?