Vox Lux, 2018. Written and Directed by Brady Corbet. Starring Natalie Portman, Raffey Cassidy, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Jennifer Ehle, Willem Dafoe, Natasha Romanova, Christopher Abbott, Erik King, Matt Servitto, and Maria Dizzia. SYNOPSIS: An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star. Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux (the film follows up the […]
Movie Review – Ben is Back (2018)
Ben is Back, 2018. Written and Directed by Peter Hedges. Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones, Mia Fowler, Jakari Fraser, David Zaldivar, Alexandra Park, Michael Esper, Tim Guinee, and Courtney B. Vance. SYNOPSIS: Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns (Hedges), who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas […]
Movie Review – The Mule (2018)
The Mule, 2018. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood, Taissa Farmiga, Ignacio Serricchio, Loren Dean, Eugene Cordero, Jill Flint, Robert LaSardo, Manny Montana, Noel Gugliemi, and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth […]
Movie Review – Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns, 2018. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Jeremy Swift, Jim Norton. Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nathanael Saleh, Ian Conningham, and Dick Van Dyke. SYNOPSIS: Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns […]
Second Opinion – Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines, 2018. Directed by Christian Rivers. Starring Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide, Frankie Adams, Colin Salmon. Caren Pistorius, Andrew Lees, Sarah Munn, Joel Tobeck, Stephen Ure, Menik Gooneratne, Nathaniel Lees, Sarah Peirse, Leifur Sigurdarson, Sophie Cox, Mark Hadlow, Mark Mitchinson, Yoson An, Regé-Jean Page, Kee Chan, […]
Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)
Aquaman, 2018. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews. SYNOPSIS: Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to […]
Roma is The Favourite among Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Winners
Roma and A Star is Born garnered the most nominations from the members of the Chicago Film Critics Association. That’s not the surprising part. One of those movies won steadily throughout the evening while the other was completely shut out. Tip your hats to Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga for their incredible work coming up […]
Movie Review – Becoming Astrid (2018)
Becoming Astrid, 2018. Directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen. Starring Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Maria Bonnevie, Björn Gustafson, Magnus Krepper, Henrik Rafaelsen, and Maria Fahl Vikander. SYNOPSIS: Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children’s books and creator of Pippi Longstocking. Sometimes the best way to celebrate an artist is to show […]
Second Opinion – Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, 2018. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Rohan Chand, Andy Serkis, Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Freida Pinto, Naomie Harris, Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan, Matthew Rhys, Jack Reynor, Tom Hollander, and Louis Ashbourne Serkis. SYNOPSIS: A human child raised by wolves must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere […]
Second Opinion – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 2018. Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. Featuring the voice talents of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Mahershala Ali, Liev Schreiber, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Kimiko Glenn, Luna Lauren Vélez, Chris Pine, Kathryn Hahn, Zoë Kravitz, Oscar Isaac, and Lake Bell. SYNOPSIS: Spider-Man […]