Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, and David Cross. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. Being able to attend film […]
Second Opinion – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Tian Jing, Jin Zhang, Adria Arjona, and Rinko Kikuchi. SYNOPSIS: A decade has passed since the Kaiju were defeated, but the human race continues to prepare for their inevitable return. When Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) […]
Movie Review – Unsane (2018)
Unsane, 2018. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Polly McKie, Amy Irving, Sarah Stiles, and Matt Damon. SYNOPSIS: A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear–but is it real or a product of her delusion? Unsane remains engaging […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Jing Tian, Zhang Jin, Adria Arjona, Karan Brar, Ivanna Sakhno, Shyrley Rodríguez, Levi Meaden, Rahart Adams, Zhu Zhu, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, and Mackenyu. SYNOPSIS: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with […]
SXSW Movie Review – Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade, 2018. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Simon Maiden, Betty Gabriel SYNOPSIS: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem. There’s a scene in Upgrade […]
Movie Review – Submission (2018)
Submission, 2018. Written and Directed by Richard Levine. Starring Stanley Tucci, Addison Timlin, Janeane Garofalo, Ritchie Coster, Colby Minifie, Jessica Hecht, and Kyra Sedgwick. SYNOPSIS: A cynical college professor takes a keen interest in a talented young writing student. You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs… or something like that as in […]
SXSW Movie Review – Isle of Dogs (2018)
Isle of Dogs, 2018. Directed by Wes Anderson. Featuring the voice talents of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, F. Murray Abraham, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Scarlett Johansson, Greta Gerwig, Liev Schreiber, Harvey Keitel, Courtney B. Vance, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Ito, Akira Takayama, Koyu Rankin and Yoko Ono. SYNOPSIS: ISLE OF DOGS […]
Movie Review – The Third Murder (2017)
The Third Murder, 2017. Written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Kôji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Mikako Ichikawa, and Izumi Matsuoka. SYNOPSIS: A leading attorney takes on the defense of a murder-robbery suspect who was convicted for another murder 30 years ago. The chances of winning the case seem low – the client freely admits his guilt, despite […]
Movie Review – Unsane (2018)
Unsane (2018) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Claire Foy, Juno Temple, Jay Pharoah, Joshua Leonard and Polly McKie. SYNOPSIS: Financial analyst Sawyer (Claire Foy) has just started a job in city where she knows nobody. After a sudden panic attack, she seeks counselling at a local clinic but finds herself admitted as a patient. She […]
Movie Review – As Far as the Eye Can See (2018)
As Far as the Eye Can See, 2018. Directed by David Franklin. Starring Jason London, Danny Mora, Luci Christian, Jenni Tooley, and Gary Teague. SYNOPSIS: Jack Ridge is a former piano prodigy living on a farm he has let go to seed. He’s living in the past, but the future is coming for him. Southern […]
