Category: Owen Wilson

Film Review: ‘Paint’: Owen Wilson Doesn’t Quite Portray PBS Artist Bob Ross in This Bone-Dry Satire

PG-13 | 1h 36min | Comedy, Satire | 7 April 2023 (USA) Recalling the works of Christopher Guest, Alexander Payne, and Wes Anderson, “Paint” is a bone-dry satire from sophomore feature director Brit McAdams (“Kat Williams: American Hustle,” 2007). Also written by McAdams, the movie draws inspiration from real-life nature painter Bob Ross who, from 1983 through 1994, was one of…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Midnight in Paris’: Woody Allen’s Second-to-Last Magnificent Film

PG-13 | 1h 34min | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 20 May 2011 (USA) Whether hating or feeling indifferent about Woody Allen, even the most casual movie fan can’t deny or marginalize his immense influence on his peers. Next to or just slightly below Martin Scorsese, he is America’s greatest living filmmaker, but has forever been hampered by a huge, self-inflicted detriment….