Annabelle Comes Home, 2019.Directed by Gary Dauberman Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, and Katie Sarife.SYNOPSIS:While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.There are now officially more Annabelle movies than Conjuring movies, which sort of makes sense […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2019 Review – Wild Rose (2019)
Wild Rose, 2019.Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Julie Walters, Jamie Sives, James Harkness, Ashley Shelton, Kacey Musgraves, Craig Parkinson, Janey Godley, Atta Yaqub, Bob Harris, Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham, and Ashley McBryde.SYNOPSIS:A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star.As strange as a Glasgow woman wanting to reach country singer […]
Movie Review – We the Animals (2018)
We the Animals, 2018.Directed by Jeremiah Zagar. Starring Raul Castillo, Sheila Vand, Evan Rosado, Josiah Gabriel, Isaiah Kristian, and Terry Holland.SYNOPSIS:Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces […]
Movie Review – The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
The Dead Don’t Die, 2019.Written and Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, Tom Waits, Austin Butler, Luka Sabbat, and Rosal Colon.SYNOPSIS:In a small peaceful town, zombies suddenly rise to terrorize […]
Movie Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4, 2019.Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, and Joan Cusack.SYNOPSIS:When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and […]
Movie Review – Shaft (2019)
Shaft, 2019.Directed by Tim Story. Starring Jessie T. Usher, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Matt Lauria, Avan Jogia, Lauren Vélez, Method Man, Almeera Jiwa, Ian Casselberry, Aaron Dominguez, and Isaach De Bankolé.SYNOPSIS:John Shaft Jr., a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family’s help to uncover the truth […]
Movie Review – Men in Black: International (2019)
Men in Black: International, 2019.Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, Rebecca Ferguson, Emma Thompson, Rafe Spall, Kumail Nanjiani, Stephen Wight, Beau Fowler, Laurent Bourgeois, and Larry Bourgeois.SYNOPSIS:The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest […]
Movie Review – Plus One (2019)
Plus One, 2019.Written and Directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer. Starring Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid, Ed Begley Jr., and Finn Wittrock.SYNOPSIS:In order to survive a summer of wedding fever, longtime single friends, Ben and Alice, agree to be each other’s plus one at every wedding they’ve been invited to.Alice and Ben (Maya Erskine and […]
Movie Review – Late Night (2019)
Late Night, 2019.Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Starring Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Reid Scott, Amy Ryan, Denis O’Hare, Hugh Dancy, Max Casella, Paul Walter Hauser, John Early, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Blake DeLong, Jia Patel, Bill Maher, Seth Meyers, Annaleigh Ashford, Halston Sage, and Ike Barinholtz.SYNOPSIS:A late-night talk-show host suspects that she may soon lose her […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019.Written and Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain. Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Daniel Cudmore, Lamar Johnson, Kota Eberhardt, Scott Shepherd, Summer Fontana, Ato Essandoh, Gregg Lowe, Andrew Stehlin, and Brian d’Arcy James.SYNOPSIS:Jean Grey begins to develop incredible […]
