A Violent Separation, 2019. Directed by Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Claire Holt, Ben Robson, Ted Levine, Francesca Eastwood, and Gerald McRaney SYNOPSIS: Two brothers struggle with a terrible truth behind a tragedy that aims to tear three generations of a family apart. On paper, A Violent Separation (despite having […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2019 Capsule Review – Wild Rose (2019)
As strange as a Glasgow woman wanting to reach country singer superstardom in Nashville (probably the city most synonymous with the genre of music), Wild Rose is engrossing for many reasons beyond seeking fame. It’s about finding personal fulfillment while doing right by children as a mother (a mother before the age of 18 no […]
Movie Review – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Jerome Flynn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tiger Hu Chen, Asia Kate Dillon, and Jason Mantzoukas. SYNOPSIS: Super-assassin John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the […]
Movie Review – Madeline’s Madeline (2018)
Madeline’s Madeline, 2018. Directed by Josephine Decker. Starring Helena Howard, Miranda July, Molly Parker, Okwui Okpokwasili, Sunita Mani, Reynaldo Piniella, Felipe Bonilla, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Curtiss Cook, and Lisa Tharps. SYNOPSIS: A theatre director’s latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously. To give you […]
Movie Review – The Hustle (2019)
The Hustle, 2019. Directed by Chris Addison. Starring Rebel Wilson, Anne Hathaway, Tim Blake Nelson, Alex Sharp, Ingrid Oliver, and Emma Davies. SYNOPSIS: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the men who have wronged them. The Hustle […]
Second Opinion – Tolkien (2019)
Tolkien, 2019. Directed by Dome Karukoski Starring Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Genevieve O’Reilly, Colm Meaney, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Harry Gilby, Laura Donnelly, Derek Jacobi, Pam Ferris, Mimi Keene, Ty Tennant, Aaron Neil, Holly Dempster, Jack Riley, Nia Gwynne, and Owen Teale SYNOPSIS: Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned […]
Second Opinion – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, 2019. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Rita Ora, Karan Soni, Diplo, Omar Chaparro, and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who […]
Movie Review – Charlie Says (2019)
Charlie Says, 2019. Directed by Mary Harron. Starring Hannah Murray, Sosie Bacon, Marianne Rendón, Merritt Wever, Matt Smith, Suki Waterhouse, Chace Crawford, Annabeth Gish, Kayli Carter, Cameron Gellman, Matt Riedy, and Grace Van Dien SYNOPSIS: Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, […]
Movie Review – Long Shot (2019)
Long Shot, 2019. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk, Alexander Skarsgård, Lisa Kudrow, Paul Scheer, Kurt Braunohler, Randall Park, Claudia O’Doherty, Lil Yachty, Gabrielle Graham, Tristan D. Lalla, Aladeen Tawfeek, and Boyz II Men. SYNOPSIS: When Fred Flarsky reunites with […]
Second Opinion – Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, 2019 Directed by Joe Berlinger. Starring Zac Efron, Lily Collins, John Malkovich, Kaya Scodelario, Jeffrey Donovan, Angela Sarafyan, Grace Victoria Cox, Kevin McClatchy, Jim Parsons, Dylan Baker, Terry Kinney, James Hetfield, Morgan Pyle, Grace Balbo, Haley Joel Osment, and Brian Geraghty. SYNOPSIS: A courtroom frenzy ensues and sweeps 1970s […]
