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Director: Trish Sie Writer: Whit Anderson Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr, Tom Ellis, Augustus Prew, Joel Courtney, Lisa Koshy, and Ego Nwodim For sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) and her tight knit group of friends, the best way to unwind after a long day working in a struggling industry is to hit the bars and run various “plays” on patrons in […]
Director: Laura Chinn Writer: Laura Chinn Cast: Nico Parker, Laura Linney, and Woody Harrelson Suncoast deftly juggles the story of a teenager’s burgeoning friendships and social drama with her single mother’s harried behavior at the hospice center where her son is approaching the end of his battle with brain cancer. Set in 2005 against the backdrop of the high profile Terri […]
Director: Molly McGlynn Writer: Molly McGlynn Cast: Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire, Djouliet Amara, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Ki Griffin Molly McGlynn’s Fitting In is a teen coming of age film with a lot of heart and a unique perspective. When 16 year old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) is diagnosed with a reproductive disorder called MRKH, which essentially means she was born with an underdeveloped […]
Director: Matthew Vaughn Writer: Jason Fuchs Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, John Cena, Dua Lipa, Bryan Cranston, Sofia Boutella, with Ariana DeBose and Catherine O’Hara and Samuel L. Jackson Argylle, Matthew Vaughn’s latest espionage centered action film, doesn’t match the heights of his Kingsman franchise and is hampered by a plot that’s not engaging enough to warrant the […]
Premise: Follows Orion, a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets, and rendered nearly catatonic by the worst of all perils: the dark. The Dark takes Orion on a nighttime trip to prove to the youngster that the only thing to fear is fear itself. Director: Sean Charmatz Writer: Charlie Kaufman (Based on the book by Emma Yarlett) Cast: […]
Premise: Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite Writer: Nick Shafir Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr, Masha Mashkova, Costa Ronin, and Pilou Asbæk […]
Premise: Struggling prog-rock musician William Brown finds himself in a living nightmare when he accidentally kills Vlad, the neighbor from hell. Director: Josh Forbes Writers: Charles Pieper and Jared Logan (Story by Charles Pieper and Mike Benner) Cast: Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Alex Winter, Kiran Deol, Christian Calloway, Randee Heller, DeMorge Brown, Jon Daly, Phil Hendrie, Ryan Kattner, and Thomas Lennon […]
FIND ALL OF MY X-MEN REVIEWS HERE As of this writing out of the X-Men franchise’s 6 movies, I haven’t seen The Wolverine or X-Men Origins. Of the remaining 4 movies, however, I have a hard time choosing between X2 and First Class when choosing which title is my favorite of the franchise. X2: X-Men United was a marked improvement […]
There’s something surprisingly endearing about watching the beautiful Brit Marling take a bite out of a half-eaten apple she just pulled out of the trash. I found myself pondering these strange occurrences throughout The East. I’m guessing most of the audience felt the same way, and I’m also guessing the filmmakers are happy about that. I’m not sure I’ve ever really seen a movie like The East; which I mean in the most complimentary of ways.
