If you're looking for a film that resembles the true plight of the picked-on high schooler, you might want to track down the new indie dramedy Terri, which dares to reflect some of the uncomfortable realities of high school.

You have to give filmmaker Azazel Jacobs credit for fighting the formula in Terri, a tale of a teen outsider and his strange relationship with a sympathetic vice principal.

There's a moment near the beginning of "Terri," the upcoming indie dramedy about an overweight student struggling to find his place in the labyrinth o...

With speculation -- and anticipation -- building over the past year, John C. Reilly gave a small, cautious boost of hope for those hoping for a sequel...

In high school, everyone has their niche. The great tragedy is that so often, those niches are assigned, not chosen. Terri falls into two niches: ...

Will Ferrell has never been shy about planting one on another man for a film. Or on "Saturday Night Live." But could he pull it off an impromptu smooc...

John C. Reilly tones down his usual antics to take on the quirky new film "Terri," a comedy about an obese, picked on teenager and the unlikely friend...

Back in 1981, Marshall Crenshaw's single "Something's Gonna Happen" was released on Shake Records, initiating his string of critically acclaimed classic albums and 45s. Now Marshall, celebrating 30 years of music-making, sits down to talk.

The Beastie Boys have gone from being rap rebels to having the biggest rolodex in Hollywood. The legendary hip hop group, who shot to fame with the...

Despite some of the raunchiest dialogue in recent memory, there is an undeniable sweetness to Miguel Arteta's Cedar Rapids (opening Friday 2/11/11) th...

Images -- political and otherwise -- often have only the most tenuous relationship with reality. As it happened, that idea was a significant factor in several of the films I saw at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.

What happens in Cedar Rapids stays in Cedar Rapids? Who knew this city in Iowa could be such the hopping time. 'The Hangover' star Ed Helms gets his ...

Kevin Kline is the "extra man" in this film, a distinguished gentleman who squires around lonely, older women. Paul Dano is the young playwright Kline...

It's tempting to give The Extra Man a pass on the basis of Kevin Kline's performance alone. But there's a hole in the center of The Extra Man. And its name is Paul Dano.

If any movie can put you to sleep, this is the one. It is billed as a comedy but, believe me, it is dead weight from beginning to end. I saw the fil...

I think Cyrus could serve as a new blueprint for TV movies in 2010. The production costs are low. There are bankable stars. It's funny. It's dramatic. It's engaging.

Earlier this week, Steve Carell told BBC Radio that next season would likely be his final one as lovable boob Michael Scott on The Office. If this rin...

Wow. Four films worth talking about, all opening in the same week, and I've got interviews for all of them. I'm also pretty strung out to begin with, ...

Cyrus is a sneakily funny film, one with more emotional truth and wisdom than you'd expect, given the set-up. It's a deceptively perceptive curveball that goes right through the strike zone.

At the film's New York Premiere last week, I asked Reilly about "Cyrus," a mildly dark comedy co-starring Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei.