The Kindergarten Teacher, 2018. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal. SYNOPSIS: A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. A rare Hollywood remake of an acclaimed, award-winning foreign film which arguably […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – They Shall Not Grow Old
They Shall Not Grow Old, 2018. Directed by Peter Jackson. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war. The vast amount of work and technology that has been poured into They Shall Not Grow Old, director Peter Jackson’s First World War documentary, is […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Front Runner
The Front Runner, 2018. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Kaitlyn Dever, Alfred Molina, Toby Huss, Kevin Pollak, Molly Ephraim, Sara Paxton, Jenna Kanell, Ari Graynor, Courtney Ford, Bill Burr, Chris Coy, Mike Judge and Steve Zissis. SYNOPSIS: American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s […]
Comic Book Review – Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #2
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #2… After the literal Ghost story in the first issue, Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader’s Castle #2 takes another dive into a very familiar and classic area of the horror genre: vampires. Not only does the issue sport vampire-like creatures, but it wisely uses the opportunity […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – In Fabric
In Fabric, 2018. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Steve Oram, Julian Barratt, Leo Bill, and Simon Mayonda. SYNOPSIS: Somewhere in the North of England, during the height of the Winter shopping sales, lonely divorcee Sheila (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is sold a dress by a mysterious shop clerk (Fatma Mohamed), in preparation for her […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Image Book
The Image Book (Le Livre d’image), 2018. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. SYNOPSIS: Using a variety of voiceovers, Jean-Luc Godard guides the audience through a truly unique film – a fabric of clips stitched together, telling a story in five unrelated chapters. Godard’s mission, it seems, is to tackle the products of cinema by deconstructing its […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Duplicate
Duplicate, 2018. Directed by Bill Oliver. Starring Ansel Elgort, Patricia Clarkson, Suki Waterhouse, Matt Bomer and Douglas Hodge. SYNOPSIS: Jonathan leaves the office everyday at noon. When he gets home, he goes to sleep. Every morning he wakes up and there is a breakfast prepared for him along with a video telling him about the […]
Black Lightning Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Book of Consequences: Chapter Two: Black Jesus Blues’
Red Stewart reviews the second episode of Black Lightning season 2… “Black Jesus Blues” continued Black Lightning’s sad trend of focusing on multiple plot threads in a single episode than said episode could theoretically support. I’ve complained enough about this in past reviews, so I’ll avoid completely turning into a broken record, but it is very disappointing […]
Star Wars Resistance Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘The Triple Dark’
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars Resistance – ‘The Triple Dark’… With the third (technically second due to the hour long premiere) episode of Star Wars Resistance, the new series set in the galaxy far, far away introduces more elements of the Colossus’ workings and the growing dynamics between Kaz and the pit crew. ‘The Triple Dark’ […]
Blu-ray Review – Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John-Kamen, Abby Ryder Fortson, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Douglas. SYNOPSIS: The Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps chugging along with the Blu-ray release of Ant-Man […]