The Blazing World, 2021. Directed by Carlson Young. Starring Carlson Young, Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, John Karna, Liz Mikel, Sophia Bernard, Josie Fink, Lillie Fink, Ace Anderson, and Soko. SYNOPSIS: Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Bergman Island
Bergman Island, 2021. Written and Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. Starring Tim Roth, Vicky Krieps, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie, Wouter Hendrickx, Joel Spira, Clara Strauch, Hampus Nordenson, Anki Larsson, Kerstin Brunnberg, Melinda Kinnaman, and Stig Björkman. SYNOPSIS: A couple retreat to the island that inspired Ingmar Bergman to write screenplays for their upcoming films when the […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – All These Sons
All These Sons, 2021. Directed by Bing Liu and Joshua Altman. SYNOPSIS: On Chicago’s South and West sides, guns and gangs are destroying countless lives. Two men dedicate their lives to educating, empowering, and healing young Black men at high risk for being victims – or perpetrators – of deadly gun violence. Oscar-nominated Minding the […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Sixth Sense, 1999. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Bruce Willis, Hayley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams and Donnie Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: A child psychologist, seeking to redeem himself after failing a past patient, attempts to help a young boy who claims he can see the dead. It’s easy to poke fun at writer/director […]
Comic Book Review – Wonder Wonder: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior Deluxe Edition
Ricky Church reviews Wonder Wonder: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior Deluxe Edition… This year marks a big milestone for DC’s superheroine Wonder Woman as she celebrates the 80th anniversary of her introduction into comics. Much like the 80th anniversaries of Superman, Batman, Robin and other heroes, DC has released Wonder Woman: 80 Years of […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Dune
Dune. 2021 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ron’s Gone Wrong
Ron’s Gone Wrong, 2021. Directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine. Featuring the voice talents of Jack Dylan Grazer, Zach Galifianakis, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall and Ricardo Hurtado. SYNOPSIS: A middle school child bonds with the faulty robot he is gifted by his father, even as the tech company […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Cow
Cow, 2021. Directed by Andrea Arnold. SYNOPSIS: A close-up portrait of the daily lives of two cows. One of the first of many prolonged shots in Andrea Arnold’s Cow (making her documentary debut, most known for incredible directorial efforts such as Fish Tank and American Honey) stays on a female cow that has just given […]
Movie Review – Hard Luck Love Song (2021)
Hard Luck Love Song, 2021. Directed by Justin Corsbie. Starring Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, RZA, Dermot Mulroney, Eric Roberts, and Brian Sacca. SYNOPSIS: A gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions. Hard Luck Love Song opens up on Michael Dorman’s, a bloodied and beaten […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Stepfather (1987)
The Stepfather, 1987. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Starring Terry O’Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer, Stephen Sullivan and Stephen E. Miller. SYNOPSIS: Jerry Blake marries into a new family and all seems well. However, his new stepdaughter Stephanie begins to suspect that Jerry is hiding a dark and terrifying secret. Step-parents, the awkward strangers […]
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