Alpha, 2018. Directed by Albert Hughes. Starring Kodi Smit McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela, Jens Hultén, Mercedes de la Zerda, Priya Rajaratnam, Spencer Bogaert, and Marcin Kowalczyk. SYNOPSIS: An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age, Alpha tells a fascinating, visually stunning story that shines a light on the origins of […]
Movie Review – Skate Kitchen (2018)
Skate Kitchen, 2018. Directed by Crystal Moselle. Starring Rachelle Vinberg, Jaden Smith, Jules Lorenzo, Nina Moran, Ardelia Lovelace, Tashiana Washington, Malachi Omega, Brenn Lorenzo, Taylor Gray, Kabrina Adams, Nico Hiraga, Judah Lang, and Elizabeth Rodriguez. SYNOPSIS: A teenaged skateboarder makes friends with a bunch of other skateboarding girls in New York City. Writer and director […]
Movie Review – We the Animals (2018)
We the Animals, 2018. Directed by Jeremiah Zagar. Starring Raul Castillo, Sheila Vand, Evan Rosado, Josiah Gabriel, Isaiah Kristian, and Terry Holland. SYNOPSIS: Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of […]
Second Opinion – BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman, 2018. Directed by Spike Lee Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Ryan Eggold, Paul Walter Hauser, Corey Hawkins, Robert John Burke, Michael Buscemi, Jasper Pääkkönen, Harry Belafonte, Ashlie Atkinson, Craig muMs Grant, and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local […]
Movie Review – Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians. 2018 Directed by Jon M. Chu Starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Remi Hii, Nico Santos, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh SYNOPSIS: This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore […]
Movie Review – The Meg (2018)
The Meg, 2018. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Shuya Cai, Masi Oka, and Cliff Curtis SYNOPSIS: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to […]
Movie Review – Never Goin’ Back (2018)
Never Goin’ Back, 2018. Written and Directed by Augustine Frizzell. Starring Maia Mitchell, Camila Morrone, Kyle Mooney, Joel Allen, Kendal Smith, Matthew Holcomb, Atheena Frizzell, Spencer Rayshon, Marcus Mauldin, and Liz Cardenas. SYNOPSIS: Jessie and Angela, high school dropouts, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, […]
Movie Review – Christopher Robin (2018)
Christopher Robin, 2018. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Nwosu, John Dagleish, Amanda Lawrence, Orton O’Brien, Paul Chahidi, and featuring the voice talents of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, and Sara […]
Movie Review – Puzzle (2018)
Puzzle, 2018. Directed by Marc Turtletaub. Starring Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Austin Abrams, Bubba Weller, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Helen Coxe, Liv Hewson, and Lori Hammel. SYNOPSIS: Agnes, taken for granted as a suburban mother, discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world – where her life […]
Movie Review – The Darkest Minds (2018)
The Darkest Minds, 2018. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Patrick Gibson, Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, Wade Williams, Mark O’Brien, Wallace Langham, Golden Brooks, Catherine Dyer, and Gwendoline Christie. SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned by an adult world that now fears everyone under 18, a group of teens form a resistance […]