7 Days in Entebbe. 2018 Directed by José Padilha Starring Rosamond Pike, Daniel Bruhl, Lior Ashkenazi, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Nonso Anozie, Denis Ménochet, Brontis Jodorowsky, Zina Zinchenko, Mark Ivanir, and Peter Sullivan Synopsis: Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and […]
Movie Review – Prodigy (2018)
Prodigy, 2018. Written and Directed by Alex Haughey and Brian Vidal. Starring Richard Neil, Savannah Liles, Jolene Andersen, Emilio Palame, and David Linski. SYNOPSIS: A psychologist engages a dangerous, young genius in a battle of wits — unaware of the supernatural power the girl possesses, or that her life hangs in the balance. It only […]
Movie Review – Killing Joan (2018)
Killing Joan, 2018. Directed by Todd Bartoo. Starring Jamie Bernadette, Teo Celigo, Erik Aude, David Carey Foster, Daniel Gardner, Dion Basco, Pavle Kujundzic, Casper Andreas, Katarina Leigh Waters, Erin O’Brien, Alexandra Lemus, and Danny Mika. SYNOPSIS: Mob enforcer Joan Butler (Jamie Bernadette) finds herself betrayed by her erstwhile employer. After being attacked she returns from […]
SXSW Review – A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place, 2018. Directed by John Krasinski. Starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, and Cade Woodward. SYNOPSIS: A family lives an isolated existence in utter silence, for fear of an unknown threat that follows and attacks at any sound. The best way to describe A Quiet Place, the new film by beloved TV-actor-turned-director […]
Movie Review – Gringo (2018)
Gringo, 2018. Directed by Nash Edgerton. Starring David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton, Harry Treadaway, Yul Vazquez, Melonie Diaz, Bashir Salahuddin, Theo Taplitz, Paris Jackson, Hernán Mendoza, Hector Kotsifakis, Alan Ruck, Kenneth Choi, and Sharlto Copley. SYNOPSIS: A dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue explores the battle of […]
Movie Review – The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
The Strangers: Prey at Night, 2018. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Starring Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison, Martin Henderson, Lewis Pullman, Emma Bellomy, Damian Maffel, and Lea Enslin. SYNOPSIS: A family staying in a secluded mobile home park for the night are visited by three masked psychopaths, to test their every limit. Dollface, Pin-up Girl, and the […]
Movie Review – Mom and Dad (2018)
Mom and Dad, 2018. Written and directed by Brian Taylor. Starring Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Olivia Crocicchia, Robert T. Cunningham, and Lance Henriksen. SYNOPSIS: A strange hysteria spreads over parents in a suburban community, causing them to stalk and kill their children in a psychotic rage. It’s obvious to just about […]
Movie Review – A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
A Wrinkle in Time, 2018. Directed by Ava DuVernay. Starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Levi Miller, Deric McCabe, Andre Holland, Rowan Blanchard, Michael Peňa, Zach Galifianakis, and David Oyelowo. SYNOPSIS: After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend […]
Movie Review – The Energy Within (2017)
The Energy Within, 2017. Directed by Samuel de Ceccatty. Starring Stefanie Reid, Daniel Adegboyega, Marie-Helene Boyd, Aasiya Shah, and Suzy Bastone. SYNOPSIS: After recently recovering from an accident that cost her leg, a professional athlete aims to get her life and running career back on track. Based on her own real-life experiences, The Energy Within stars Paralympian Stefanie Reid in […]
Movie Review – Sweet Country (2017)
Sweet Country, 2017. Directed by Warwick Thornton Starring Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Hamilton Morris, Matt Day, Tremayne Doolan, Trevon Doolan, and Ewen Leslie. SYNOPSIS: In the Northern Territory frontier of Australia in 1920, an Aboriginal farmhand is left in charge of a property while his boss is away. But he shoots a white man in […]
