Category: The Descendants

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Way, Way Back:’ A Coming-of-Age Dramedy With an Edge

For the follow-up to their masterful 2011 drama “The Descendants,” Oscar-winning co-writers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash also assume the roles of co-directors in this beach and vacation coming-of-age comedy that rivals “American Graffiti” in scope, intelligence, knowing humor and emotional depth. Teetering between Disney channel hokum and precious art-house twee during its opening scenes,…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Descendants’: When George Clooney Proved He Could Do It All

George Clooney is a man who excels at just about everything. How did that much good stuff all come down on one man’s plate?