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Movie Review – Rustin (2023)

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Rustin, 2023.Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Bill Irwin, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Gus Halper, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Carra Patterson, Adrienne Warren, Audra McDonald, Daniel Johnson, John Barnes, Jules Latimer, Cotter Smith, Lilli Kay, Jeffrey Wright, and Adams Bellouis.SYNOPSIS:Gay civil rights activist Bayard […]

Movie Review – Thanksgiving (2023)

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Thanksgiving, 2023.Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey, Milo Manheim, Addison Rae, Nell Verlaque, Karen Cliche, Jenna Warren, Mika Amonsen, Tim Dillon, Chris Sandiford, Tomaso Sanelli, Jeff Teravainen, Jordan Poole, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Amanda Barker, Joseph Claude Dubois, and Russell Yuen.SYNOPSIS:After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired […]

Movie Review – The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, 2023.Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, Josh Andrés Rivera, Fionnula Flanagan, Isobel Jesper Jones, Ashley Liao, Jerome Lance, Knox Gibson, Mackenzie Lansing, Aamer Husain, Nick Benson, Lilly Cooper, Luna Steeples, Hiroki Berrecloth, Max Raphael, Zoë […]

Movie Review – Trolls Band Together (2023)

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Trolls Band Together, 2023.Directed by Walt Dohrn. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Eric André, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, Daveed Diggs, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Zosia Mamet, Zooey Deschanel, Kunal Nayyar, Kenan Thompson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Ron Funches, Anderson .Paak, RuPaul, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Patti Harrison, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, […]

Movie Review – Fallen Leaves (2023)

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Fallen Leaves, 2023.Written and Directed  by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Alina Tomnikov, and Martti Suosalo.SYNOPSIS:In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, […]

Movie Review – She Came to Me (2023)

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She Came to Me, 2023.Written and Directed by Rebecca Miller. Starring Peter Dinklage, Marisa Tomei, Anne Hathaway, Brian d’Arcy James, Joanna Kulig, Chris Gethard, Harlow Jane, Jen Ponton, Aalok Mehta, Samuel H. Levine, Evan Ellison, Judy Gold, Sandos Diaz, Joseph Oltman, George Sheanshang, Francesca Faridany, Tamya Taylor, Bryan Terrell Clark, Dale Soules, Isabel Leonard, and […]

Movie Review – Vesper (2022)

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Vesper, 2022.Directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper. Starring Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Rosy McEwen, Richard Brake, Melanie Gaydos, Edmund Dehn, Matvej Buravkov, Marijus Demiskis, Markas Eimontas, Titas Rukas, and Markas Sagaitis.SYNOPSIS:After the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed father, meets a woman with a secret who […]

Movie Review – The Marvels (2023)

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The Marvels, 2023.Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-jun, Samuel L. Jackson, Mohan Kapur, Zenobia Shroff, Saagar Shaikh, Daniel Ings, Gary Lewis, Leila Farzad, Abraham Popoola, Tessa Thompson.SYNOPSIS:Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to […]

Movie Review – Is There Anybody Out There? (2023)

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Is There Anybody Out There, 2023.Directed by Ella Glendining.SYNOPSIS: Filmmaker Ella Glendining conducts a global search for someone with a body that looks like hers, and explores what it takes to love yourself as a disabled person in an ableist world.Ella Gledining’s powerful documentary is a rallying call for how society views people with disabilities […]

Movie Review – The Killer (2023)

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The Killer, 2023.Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley, Emiliano Pernia, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton, Monique Ganderton, and Kellan Rhude.SYNOPSIS:After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.This piece was written during the 2023 WGA […]