The Hills Have Eyes, 2006. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Tom Bower, Ted Levine, Billy Drago, and Laura Ortiz. SYNOPSIS: After breaking down while driving through a barren stretch of desert, a family find themselves fighting for survival against a family of mutant cannibals. […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – C’mon C’mon
C’mon C’mon. 2021 Written and Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, and Sarah Klein. SYNOPSIS: A radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew. There are real-life concerns about the planet’s future and the emotional struggles of a fictional estranged family […]
Movie Review – No Future (2021)
No Future, 2021. Directed Andrew Irvine and Mark Smoot. Starring Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton, Rosa Salazar, Jackie Earle Haley, Jefferson White, Austin Amelio, Heather Kafka, and Jason Douglas. SYNOPSIS: After the tragic overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns home, where he is reunited with Claire, his friend’s grieving mother. Opening at […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Mayor Pete
Mayor Pete, 2021. Directed by Jesse Moss. Featuring Pete Buttigieg, and Chasten Buttigieg. SYNOPSIS: An inside look at Pete Buttigieg campaign to run for President of the United States. The 2019 Iowa caucus is typically remembered for the botched and delayed voting results, and the surprise victory for openly gay South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Julia
Julia. 2021 Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. Featuring Julia Child, José Andrés Puerta, Ruth Reichl, Cecile Richards, and Marcus Samuelsson. SYNOPSIS: Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Even for those unfamiliar with cookbook author/TV […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday, 2021 Directed by Eva Husson. Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Glenda Jackson, Sope Dirisu, Nathan Reeve, Samuel Barlow, Dexter Raggatt, Patsy Ferran, Charlie Oscar, Emma D’Arcy, Simon Shepherd, Caroline Harker, Craig Crosbie, Emily Woof, Alex Cubb, Forrest Bothwell, and Albert Welling. SYNOPSIS: A maid living in post-World War I […]
Movie Review – Dune (2021)
Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, David Dastmalchian, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chen Chang and Babs Olusanmokun. SYNOPSIS: Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection […]
October Horrors 2021 – Cube (1997)
Cube, 1997. Directed by Vincenzo Natali. Starring Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, and Maurice Dean Wint. SYNOPSIS: A group of strangers awake to find themselves trapped within a strange cube-like prison from which there is no escape. The last year and a half have certainly given us […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hellbound
Hellbound, 2021. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hyun-joo, Park Jeong-min, Won Jin-ah and Yang Ik-june SYNOPSIS: People hear predictions on when they will die from a mysterious angel apparition. When that time comes, a trio of demons appears in front of them and kills them. Having gone all Fast and Furious with […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, 2021. Directed by Mark Cousins. Featuring Jeremy Thomas, Mark Cousins, Debra Winger, Tilda Swinton, and Rebecca O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: Film historian Mark Cousins takes a look back at the life and work of film producer Jeremy Thomas, a driving force in movies for over thirty years. There is no denying the […]
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