The road trip Harper Steele takes with her old friend Will Ferrell after telling him she's coming out as a transgender woman is paved with their long-standing, solid friendship and fueled by honesty and love. Josh Greenbaum's documentary follows them on a journey that sees them explore what, if anything, this changes in the nature of their friendship while also providing Harper with a companion as she enters some male-dominated spaces she hasn't returned to since coming out. Director: Josh Greenbaum Stars: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele, Tina Fey The fact that Will isn't just any companion, but someone who attracts, often deliberately, significant attention wherever he goes means that it's sometimes hard to tell how genuine all the encounters are. However, the heartfelt nature of the film, coupled with Will's presence, should mean that distributors see plenty of potential for a much wider audience than would normally engage with this topic after its Sundance scre
Imagine my confusion when I saw a new horror movie in theaters this weekend, and it was one I'd already seen months ago. Or so I thought. Upon closer look, Bagman is actually a completely different movie; the movie I was thinking of was actually Baghead. And while I didn't care for that British horror film all that much, it seems comparatively better after having seen Colm McCarthy's Bagman. First of all, I'm always pleased when horror movies unearth obscure monsters from folklore once the more popular examples have been exhausted. However, writer John Hulme didn't look that far when he looked into mythology for inspiration; the main character of Bagman is basically another Boogeyman. Except he carries a sack that he stuffs children into. To be more specific, naughty children. It's unclear if that last part applies at all to the story of this movie, as none of the kidnapped children are particularly misbehaving. If annoying your mom with an instrument is groun