Variety is reporting that The Big Sick helmer Michael Showalter has found his next project, signing on to direct the contemporary Western thriller The Last Ride of Cowboy Boy, which is being produced by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker for Fox Searchlight. The film is based on a Texas Monthly article from 2005 by Skip […]
Movie Review – The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick, 2017. Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano. SYNOPSIS: Kumail leads a double life: Uber driver by day, stand up by night. His heart lies with the second job and it’s in a comedy club that he meets Emily, who turns out to be the […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick, 2017. Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, and Bo Burnham. SYNOPSIS: A couple struggling through cultural differences in their relationship hit an even bigger obstacle when one of them is suddenly hospitalised for a prolonged period of time. A failing Asian performer, a romance jilted by […]