Mary Steenburgen
‘Happiest Season’ Review: Christmas Cheer and Awkward Family Dynamics
A young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
‘Happiest Season’ Review: Joy to the Girls
A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’s 25th Anniversary: This Grape Ages Like Fine Wine
The movie adaptation of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape opened 25 years ago today, although I didn’t see it 25 years ago. Gilbert Grape wouldn’t come to Annapolis until March of 1994. It wasn’t even my ch...
These 2 Subplots Were Cut Out of Parenthood
Parenthood was one of those movies I watched every day once I recorded it on VHS. I probably hadn’t seen it in 20 years but it was remarkable how I still remembered the film shot for shot when it scre...
Bill Holderman and Erin Simms on Book Club and how Robert Redford started their careers.
Scott Menzel has an in-depth interview with Bill Holderman and Erin Simms.
Exclusive Interview: Mel Rodriguez on The Last Man on Earth and Overboard
Thank God for Todd (Mel Rodriguez). If Tandy Miller (Will Forte) were really The Last Man on Earth, we’d really be in trouble. The comedy, created by Forte, is back for a fourth season with some new s...