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John Pollono directs and stars in an adaptation of his play that adds depth to the original text but also struggles in its translation from stage to screen. By Maya Phillips When you purchase a ticket ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

First-time director John Pollono establishes himself as a filmmaker of potential with Small Engine Repair, now streaming on Hulu. Pollono moved from a handful of front-of-camera roles to scripting a ...

The darkly funny American indie drama “Small Engine Repair” works best when it’s a hangout comedy starring three schlubby New England burnouts. Based on writer-director John Pollono’s stage play, ...

Any given garage or workshop can house a multitude of different small, diesel engine-powered implements, such as log splitters. The annoying thing about these many small engines is that, much like the ...

John Pollono, Jon Bernthal, Shea Wigham, and Ciara Bravo star in Small Engine Repair, an upcoming comedic drama film. Frankie (John Pollono), Swaino (Jon Bernthal) and Packie (Shea Wigham) are ...

A mini-masterpiece of toxic masculinity, anger management issues, and friends and family “hanging from the lowest rung on the lower-middle-class ladder” as one character wryly puts it, Small Engine ...

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Small Engine Repair, the film based on the critically acclaimed stage play (LA Critic’s Choice and New York Times Critic ...

Although the sun’s squeezing the last drop of sweat from the Summer season, this week’s new release reminds us of the cooler temps and the upcoming Winter holidays when family and friends will be ...

Playwright, filmmaker and actor John Pollono doesn’t bristle when it’s suggested that his play-turned-movie Small Engine Repair about three bickering blue collar friends coming together to protect the ...