Posted November 04, 2020in Film Previews
“Hillbilly Elegy” (Netflix) Director: Ron Howard Stars: Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto Based off of J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir of the same name, “Hillbilly Elegy” is a modern exploration of the American Dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member. In
Read More →‘Mank’ R | TBD Director: David Fincher Stars: Lily Collins, Tom Burke, Amanda Seyfried The film is David Fincher’s first feature-directing effort since “Gone Girl” (2014) and chronicles Herman Mankiewicz’s (Gary Oldman) race to finish the “Citizen Kane” screenplay for Orson Welles (Tom Burke). Although Netflix has not released any
Read More →‘The King’s Man’ R | NA Director: Matthew Vaughn Stars: Gemma Arterton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Goode Adapted from the Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons comic book series “The Secret Service,” “The King’s Man” digs deeper into the genesis myth of the espionage collective known as Kingsman. Set in the early
Read More →“Tenet” R | Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki One of the buzziest movies set to arrive in 2020 (that no one seems to know a damn thing about) is Christopher Nolan‘s “Tenet.” The trailer is a puzzle box, teasing the bare minimum in terms
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Posted March 24, 2020in Film Previews
“Promising Young Woman” R | 113 minutes Director: Emerald Fennell Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox Suspiciously unambitious Cassie (Carey Mulligan) leads a quiet existence as a barista on the brink of 30 who lives in her parents’ (Jennifer Coolidge, Clancy Brown) house since dropping out of medical school.
Read More →“The Way Back” R | 108 minutes Director: Gavin O’Connor Stars: Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a star player on the basketball team with a full university scholarship. While his life looks to
Read More →“Birds of Prey” R | 109 min Director: Cathy Yan Stars: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor You heard the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess? Total Quinnsanity. “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” is a
Read More →‘1917’ R | 118 minutes Director: Sam Mendes Stars: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Benedict Cumberbatch It’s April 1917 at the height of the First World War in the flatlands of France, and two young British soldiers — Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) — are roused from a rare
Read More →“Uncut Gems” R | 135 minutes Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett Fast-talking jewelry dealer Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is a man who spends his days frantically trying to make money while being followed by the men he owes money to — an exhausting
Read More →“Terminator: Dark Fate” R | 128 minutes Director: Tim Miller Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Edward Furlong More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor prevented Judgment Day, changed the future, and re-wrote the fate of the human race. Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) is living a simple life in
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