Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? 28 Hotel...

Through a series of moments--some profound, some silly, some intensely intimate--we see a portrait of an evolving relationship that could become the most significant one of their lives. "28 Hotel Rooms" is director/screenwriter Matt Ross's first...

Chris Messina and Marin Ireland turn in outstanding performances. Each exhibits a vulnerability and emotional honesty that allows the audience to connect intensely with the two characters and every moment they share. 28 HOTEL ROOMS is...

Grant chronicles life cooking with children, pictured here with son Dash. Photo: Matt Ross So-called mommy bloggers, who pontificate on all manner of parenting matters, have proliferated like randy rabbits on the internet. Ditto food bloggers who...

That's a big surprise to both. And they're not quite sure what to do, but they both want to keep doing it. In this perceptive “love” story, filmmaker Matt Ross spools out 28 one-night glimpses into their evolving relationship. It arcs from the romp of...

Ross's 28 Hotel Rooms, which I saw yesterday afternoon, is a two-character drama about a longterm affair that happens entirely in hotel rooms and never really "goes anywhere," story-wise. The lovers, richly portrayed by Chris Messin and Marin Ireland,...