Tag: Work It

  • Liza Koshy Proudly Embraces the “Dare to Suck” Approach to Acting

    Liza Koshy Proudly Embraces the “Dare to Suck” Approach to Acting

    I wasn’t especially familiar with Liza Koshy’s work on Vine, YouTube, and other social media platforms the first time I covered one of her feature films, but that certainly changed after our brief chat for her summer 2020 release, Work It. A big ball of infectious energy and positivity, it was immediately clear that Koshy’s…

  • ‘Work It’ Review: Netflix’s Spin on ‘Step Up’ Style Dance Movie Is Fun and Forgettable

    ‘Work It’ Review: Netflix’s Spin on ‘Step Up’ Style Dance Movie Is Fun and Forgettable

    “Work It” knows its angles: Early in Laura Terruso’s fun-but-forgettable high school dance competition movie, one of its more engaging stars makes a joke about hopping into a time machine to scoop up a young Channing Tatum. If only! Tatum, of course, got his Hollywood start in his very own high school dance competition movie,…

  • Film News Roundup: Sabrina Carpenter to Star in ‘Work It’ Dance Comedy

    Film News Roundup: Sabrina Carpenter to Star in ‘Work It’ Dance Comedy

    In today’s film news roundup, Sabrina Carpenter gets a starring role, Spike Lee’s “Son of the South” adds to its cast and inspirational drama “Edie” gets North American distribution.CastingsSinger-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter will star in Stx’s dance-themed comedy “Work It” from STXfilms and Alloy Entertainment.Alicia Keys is producing with Elysa Koplovitz Dutton and Leslie Morgenstein from…