Murina, 2021. Directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović. Starring Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic and Cliff Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Living on an idyllic Croatian island, teenager Julija (played by Gracija Filipović) is at odds with her father. Controlling in the wants for his daughter, the family tension escalates when wealthy friend Javier (Cliff Curtis) comes to […]
Movie Review – Sharp Stick (2022)
Sharp Stick, 2022. Written and Directed by Lena Dunham. Starring Kristine Froseth, Jon Bernthal, Luka Sabbat, Scott Speedman, Lena Dunham, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Taylour Paige, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Michel Saux, Janicza Bravo, and Ben Sidell. SYNOPSIS: Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. She just […]
Movie Review – She Will (2021)
She Will, 2021. Directed by Charlotte Colbert. Starring Malcolm McDowell, John McCrea, Alice Krige, Rupert Everett, Amy Manson, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Lapaine, and Kota Eberhardt. SYNOPSIS: Veronica (Alice Krige) is a Hollywood icon who retreats to the Scottish Highlands for a period of convalescence with her companion carer Desi (Kota Eberhardt). What follows is a […]
58th Chicago Film Festival Review – Close
Close, 2022. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Kevin Janssens, Igor van Dessel, and Marc Weiss. SYNOPSIS: Thirteen-year-olds Leo and Charlie have always been incredibly close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. When tragedy strikes, one is forced to […]
Movie Review – Bitch Ass (2022)
Bitch Ass, 2022. Co-written and directed by Bill Posley. Starring Sheaun McKinney, Tunde Laleye, Me’Lisa Sellers, Teon Kelly, and Tony Todd. SYNOPSIS: A gang initiation goes wrong when a group of four recruits break into a house of horror, as they’re all forced to play deadly games for their lives. Win and you live – […]
58th Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Lost King (2022)
The Lost King, 2022. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, James Fleet, Lee Ingleby, Amanda Abbington, Lewis Macleod, Alison Peebles, Jenny Douglas, Helen Katamba, Shonagh Price, Benjamin Scanlan, Adam Robb, Robert Jack, Sarah MacGillivray, John-Paul Hurley, James Rottger, David Ireland, Bruce Fummey, Kern Falconer, Harvey Reid, Annie Griffin, […]
58th Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy, 2022. Directed by Steve James. Featuring Theodore Hall and Joan Hall. SYNOPSIS: The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia. The latest effort from celebrated documentary filmmaker Steve James (Life Itself, Abacus), A Compassionate Spy, follows Ted Hall, responsible for physician work on The […]
Movie Review – I Love My Dad (2022)
I Love My Dad, 2022. Written and Directed by James Morosini. Starring James Morosini, Patton Oswalt, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Sarah Helbringer, and Ricky Velez. SYNOPSIS: A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect. Take yourself back to the days of middle school pre-public presentation anxiety. […]
Movie Review – Emily the Criminal (2022)
Emily the Criminal. 2022 Written and Directed by John Patton Ford. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, Craig Stark, and Brandon Sklenar. SYNOPSIS: Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los […]
Movie Review – Gone In the Night (2022)
Gone In the Night, 2022. Directed by Eli Horowitz. Starring Winona Ryder, Dermot Mulroney, Brianne Tju, John Gallagher Jr., and Owen Teague. SYNOPSIS: Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath and her boyfriend find a mysterious younger couple already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, […]
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