Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Beanie Feldstein, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: In the early 2000s, an artistically-inclined seventeen year-old comes of age in Sacramento, California. Lady Bird tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school rebel who cannot wait […]
Movie Review – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3, 2017. Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hailee Steinfeld, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, Ruby Rose, and John Lithgow. SYNOPSIS: Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas […]
Movie Review – November Criminals (2017)
November Criminals, 2017. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Starring Ansel Elgort, Chloe Grace Moretz, David Strathairn, Catherine Keener, Cory Hardrict and Terry Kinney. SYNOPSIS: A teenager takes on his own investigation of a murder in Washington D.C. November Criminals follows the story of Addison (Ansel Elgort), a high school senior in Washington, D.C. who just recently […]
Blu-ray Review – BASEketball (1998)
BASEketball, 1998. Directed by David Zucker Starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bacher, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Ernest Borgnine and Robert Vaughn. SYNOPSIS: Two childhood friends create a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team. BASEketball has hit Blu-ray for the […]
Movie Review – Kidnap (2017)
Kidnap, 2017. Directed by Luis Prieto. Starring Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, and Lew Temple. SYNOPSIS: A mother stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son. What would you do if your child was taken from you? Halle Berry shows us that a parent will stop at nothing to get back her son in […]
Second Opinion – The Little Hours (2017)
The Little Hours. 2017. Written and Directed by Jeff Baena Starring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke, Adam Pally, Paul Weitz, Jon Gabrus, Lauren Weedman, Paul Reiser, and Nick Offerman. SYNOPSIS: A young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full […]
Movie Review – To the Bone (2017)
To The Bone. 2017. Directed by Marti Noxon Starring Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp, Liana Liberato, Leslie Bibb, Clara Bravo, Brooke Smith, Maya Eshet and Kathryn Prescott. SYNOPSIS: A young woman is dealing with anorexia. She meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life. […]
Movie Review – Okja (2017)
Okja, 2017. Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring: Seo-Hyun Ahn, Hee-Bong Byun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun and Lily Collins. SYNOPSIS: Meet Mija, a young girl who risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend – a massive animal named Okja. Okja is the latest original film […]
Second Opinion – Orange Is the New Black Season 5 Review
Jake Peffer reviews the fifth season of Orange Is the New Black… When Orange is the New Black debuted on Netflix four years ago it kind of came in under the radar. Nobody was really talking about it much and I don’t think anyone expected it would become as popular as it is now. Here […]
Movie Review – Cheerleader (2016)
Cheerleader. 2016. Directed by Irving Franco Starring Catherine Blades, Chris Bert and Rachel Beyda SYNOPSIS: Reeling from her first heartbreak, naive and promiscuous Mickey seeks calculated revenge on her ex-boyfriend by turning her attention to an unlikely subject. Cheerleader follows the character of Mickey (Catherine Blades), a high school cheerleader who’s got it made. She’s […]