Chance Solem-Pfeifer is a contributor to PopMatters. You can find his other writing at Paste, Splitsider, Willamette Week, and elsewhere. He's also the host of the "Be Reel" podcast and a DJ for Oregon Public Broadcasting's music division.
Henry Phillips’ sequel to Punching the Clown revisits the difficulties of performing stand-up comedy (with his guitar,) but doesn't pose new questions about that experience.
Foster has provided the most valuable service a co-star can to actors like Chris Pine, Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg: He’s made these leading men and their hard jawlines interesting.