The Last Black Man in San Francisco, 2019.Directed by Joe Talbot. Starring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover, Mike Epps, Mari Kearney, Tonya Glanz, Thora Birch, and Finn Wittrock.SYNOPSIS:A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.Director Joe Talbot and his leads Jimmie […]
Movie Review – The Addams Family (2019)
The Addams Family, 2019.Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, Allison Janney, Elsie Fisher, Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Tituss Burgess, Jenifer Lewis, and Pom Klementieff.SYNOPSIS:An animated version of Charles Addams’ series of cartoons about a […]
Movie Review – Monos (2019)
Monos, 2019.Directed by Alejandro Landes. Starring Moisés Arias, Julianne Nicholson, Sofia Buenaventura, Karen Quintero, Julian Giraldo, Laura Castrillón, Deibi Rueda, Paul Cubides, Sneider Castro, Wilson Salazar, and Jorge Román.SYNOPSIS:On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.Monos is a fictional story that might as well be real, […]
Movie Review – The Current War (2019)
The Current War, 2019Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton, Stanley Townsend, Damien Molony, Conor MacNeill, Celyn Jones, Craig Roberts, Harry Melling, Colin Stinton, Oliver Powell, John Schwab, Abigail Johns, and Tom BellSYNOPSIS:The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out. 2019Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS:A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.Before even getting into the review, it […]
Rian Johnson keen on Knives Out sequel, if Daniel Craig is on board
It’s already set in stone that Rian Johnson is developing an untitled Star Wars project (one that has no affiliation with his divisive but undeniably bold entry into the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi). And while the director has never made a sequel to one of his own films, he did not rule […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony KorineSYNOPSIS:Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Whistlers (2019)
The Whistlers. 2019Written and Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu Starring Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazăr, Sabin Tambrea, Agustí Villaronga, István Teglas, and Antonio BuílSynopsis:A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language which includes hissing […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Ford v Ferrari, 2019.Directed by James Mangold. Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Caitriona Balfe, Noah Jupe, Scott Rapp, Josh Lucas, Ray McKinnon, Stefania Spampinato, Wyatt Nash, Wallace Langham, Dallas Chandler, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Rudolf Martin.SYNOPSIS:American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Deerskin (2019)
Deerskin. 2019Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux Starring Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, and Pierre GomméSYNOPSIS:A man’s obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.An exercise in unabashed bizarreness, Deerskin sees French director Quentin Dupieux getting a committed and straight performance out of Oscar winner […]
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