“Splitsville” wasn’t necessarily an easy film to make, and that’s partly because filmmakers Michael Angelo Covino (who directed, starred, and wrote the movie) and Kyle Marvin (who wrote and acted in ...

There’s only so much directing you can do when you send your lead actor, who is holding several bags of goldfish, in water, on a roller coaster with a 35 mm camera strapped to the front. You just have ...

You can say this: Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin know how to start a movie. Their 2020 breakout film, “The Climb,” begins with two best friends on a bike ride just before Kyle (Marvin) is to be ...

Desire is a catalyst for disaster in Splitsville, a romantic comedy that tears down, and then builds back up, its intertwined characters to amusingly penetrating effect. For their follow-up to 2019’s ...

Comedy has been in steady decline on the big screen. A useful snapshot came in January 2016, when Ridley Scott's "The Martian" won Best Comedy at the Golden Globes. Where have all the laugh-out-loud ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ashley (Adriana Arjona) tells Carey (Marin) she wants a divorce. So, Carey arrives to the home of his childhood pal Paul (Covino) ...

In 2019 The Climb made a splash in Cannes like few independently made comedies ever could do as it won a prize in the Un Certain Regard section, drew major critical praise, got instant distribution ...

Getting extended applause at Cannes is a good sign for a movie, so Splitsville is off to a strong start ahead of its wide release: At the festival last month, the Dakota Johnson-starring movie enjoyed ...

Michael Angelo Covino’s sophomore feature directing effort, Splitsville, was unveiled this evening as part of the Cannes Film Festival Premiere section. It was greeted with a eight-minute reception.

When Splitsville made its debut, some people looked askance at the band’s name. After all, two thirds of Splitsville were Brandt and Matt Huseman, who had just, er, split from their old band, the ...