Jonathan Demme and Diablo Cody’s comedy musical film Ricki and the Flash (2015) follows the story of Ricki Rendazzo, a rock and roll singer struggling with aging, loneliness, abandonment, and ...

Children are regularly told they can be anything they want; that their dreams are obtainable. No one ever mentions that life doesn’t always go as planned and can get in the way of achieving your goals ...

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(NEW YORK) — Meryl Streep is the world’s greatest actress. If she weren’t, Ricki and the Flash would be just another disappointing, pedestrian, predictable August release. The movie’s marketing and ...

Meryl Streep is having so much fun playing an ageing rocker that the audience only barely registers that this film isn't nearly as deep as it's pretending to be. There are some very nice observations ...

Rick Springfield, left, as Greg and Meryl Streep, as Ricki, performing at the Flash at the Salt Well in TriStar Pictures’ “Ricki and the Flash.” Bob Vergara AP Like a cover band tackling a well-worn ...

Meryl Streep continues to show she really can do it all in "Ricki and the Flash." Playing a guitar heroine who follows her dreams of becoming a rock star, she was every bit believable for the lead ...

Early on in “Ricki and the Flash,” Ricki (Meryl Streep) gets a call that disarms her before she’s even decided to pick it up. With smoky eyes, braided rocker hair and a swagger that suggests skin that ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

How to live life? What must we do? These are questions which people in reel and real life usually attempt to answer. Those who don’t go through the motions. In Jonathan (Silence of the Lambs) Demme’s ...

What I love about Meryl Streep is she never plays it too safe for too long and her new movie is another example of that. The star learned how to play guitar for her role in "Ricki and the Flash" and ...