Michael Welch stars as Jody in the new Western “Last Shoot Out.” I spent some time with the actor to talk about the film, his character, and the fatal accidental shooting on another western movie, “Rust.”
The new Netflix animated film “Back to the Outback” is very Australian. From the setting to the voice actors, the movie will make you want to visit down under. One of those actors is Eric Bana who voices the role of Chaz, a zookeeper who pursues the escaped animals as they make their way back to the outback. I spoke with Bana about the film, his character, and the many themes of the movie.
If you’re a child of the 80s or 90s, you might have made a mixtape or two. I did! Every week! The very joy of compiling songs to give your listeners the feels. That is displayed in the new coming-of-age drama “Mixtape.” Gemma Brooke Allen is Beverly, a young orphan girl living with her grandmother Gail (Julie Bowen). Her parents died in a car accident and the only connection Beverly has with them is a mixtape that belonged to her mother.
“Encounter” is a weird sci-fi/drama hybrid and I’m all here for it. Director Michael Pearce (“Beast”) started with sci-fi tropes then pull the cliches off and created searing Father-Sons drama with the fantastic Riz Ahmed as the dad to two fantastic child actors, Lucian-River Chauhan, and Aditya Geddada. I spent some time with the actors and Pearce for a behind-the-scenes look at “Encounter.”
