The Catcher Was a Spy, 2018. Directed by Ben Lewin. Starring Paul Rudd, Jeff Daniels, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti, Hiroyuki Sanada, Connie Nielsen, Shea Whigham, Giancarlo Giannini, Pierfrancesco Favino, William Hope, and Tom Wilkinson. SYNOPSIS: A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of […]
Movie Review – Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, 2018. Written and Directed by Christian Papierniak. Starring Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon, Alex Russell, Lakeith Stanfield, Haley Joel Osment, Alla Shawkat, Brandon T. Jackson, Ryan Simpkins, Dolly Wells, Sarah Goldberg, Rob Huebel, Sheldon Bailey, Melinda McGraw, Kyle Kinane, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A woman at rock […]
Movie Review – Tag (2018)
Tag, 2018. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. Starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Jeremy Renner, Annabelle Wallis, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brian Dennehy, Nora Dunn, Steve Berg, Lil Rel Howery, and Thomas Middleditch. SYNOPSIS: A small group of former classmates organize an elaborate, annual game of tag that requires some to […]
Movie Review – SuperFly (2018)
SuperFly, 2018. Directed by Director X. Starring Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Michael Kenneth Williams, Lex Scott Davis, Jennifer Morrison, Esai Morales, Andrea Londo, Antwan ‘Big Boi’ Patton, Terayle Hill, Allen Maldonado, Dawntavia Bullard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Brian F. Durkin, Big Bank Black, and Rick Ross. Synopsis: The movie is a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation film […]
Video Games Openly Star Gay Characters, It’s Your Turn Hollywood
Robert Kojder calls for more sexual diversification in Hollywood… During Sony’s E3 2018 showcase, Naughty Dog unveiled new footage of The Last of Us Part II (for those not in the know, it is arguably the single biggest upcoming release on the horizon next to Red Dead Redemption 2), but Internet forums aren’t discussing how intense […]
Movie Review – Incredibles 2 (2018)
Incredibles 2, 2018. Written and Directed by Brad Bird. Featuring the voice talents of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson, Brad Bird, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Jonathan Banks, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini, Phil LaMarr, Paul Eiding, Barry Bostwick, Yuri Lowenthal, and John Ratzenberger. SYNOPSIS: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is […]
Movie Review – The Yellow Birds (2018)
The Yellow Birds, 2018. Directed by Alexandre Moors. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Olivia Crocicchia, Renée Willett, Lee Tergesen, Aylin Tezel, Robert Pralgo, Robert Beck, Mikey Collins, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Carter Redwood, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Carrie Wampler, Rhoda Griffis, and Jennifer Aniston. Synopsis: Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and […]
Second Opinion – Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
Hearts Beat Loud, 2018. Written and Directed by Brett Haley. Starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Lane, Toni Collette, Blythe Danner, Alex Reznik, Quincy Dunn-Baker, and Ted Danson. SYNOPSIS: A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college. Tired of watching aspiring musicians suffer for their art? […]
Second Opinion – Hotel Artemis (2018)
Hotel Artemis, 2018. Written and Directed by Drew Pearce. Starring Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, and Kenneth Choi. SYNOPSIS: Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, ‘Hotel Artemis’ follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Hotel […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – American Animals
American Animals, 2018. Written and Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abramson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen, and Eric Borsuk. SYNOPSIS: Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history. Imitation is supposedly the […]