Violet, 2021. Written and Directed by Justine Bateman. Starring Olivia Munn, Colleen Camp, Justin Theroux, Kathleen Wilhoite, Laura San Giacomo, Jason Dohring, Anne Ramsay, Bonnie Bedelia, Rain Phoenix, Zachary Gordon, Luke Bracey, Todd Stashwick, Dennis Boutsikaris, Peter Jacobson, Jim O’Heir, Simon Quarterman, Rob Benedict, Al Madrigal, Steve Agee, and Erica Ash. SYNOPSIS: Violet realizes that […]
Movie Review – Night Raiders (2021)
Night Raiders. 2021 Written and Directed by Danis Goulet. Starring Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer, Violet Nelson, Gail Maurice, Shaun Sipos, Suzanne Cyr, and Pamela Matthews. SYNOPSIS: A mother joins an underground band of vigilantes to try and rescue her daughter from a state-run institution. There is much to appreciate in Danis […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – The Novice
The Novice, 2021. Written and Directed by Lauren Hadaway. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Jonathan Cherry, Kate Drummond, Jeni Ross, Eve Kanyo, Nikki Duval, Chantelle Bishop, and Charlotte Ubben. SYNOPSIS: A queer college freshman joins her university’s rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity […]
Movie Review – Eternals (2021)
Eternals, 2021. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Ma Dong-seok, Kit Harington, and Lia McHugh. SYNOPSIS:: The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations. There are at […]
Movie Review – Dangerous (2021)
Dangerous, 2021. Directed by David Hackl. Starring Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Brock Morgan, Ryan Robbins, Chad Rook, Brenda Bazinet, Destiny Millns, Al Miro, and Atlee Smallman. SYNOPSIS: A reformed sociopath journeys to a remote island to investigate the mystery behind his brother’s demise, but soon ends up facing off […]
Movie Review – The Forgiven (2018)
The Forgiven, 2018. Directed by Roland Joffe. Starring Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Jeff Gum, Morne Visser, Terry Norton, Rob Gough, and Debbie Sherman. SYNOPSIS: After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption. Forgiveness is already a difficult process even if the results can offer inner healing and build […]
Movie Review – Red Notice (2021)
Red Notice, 2021. Written and Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Ivan Mbakop. SYNOPSIS: An Interpol agent tracks the world’s most wanted art thief. Red Notice begins with a history lesson explaining the doomed love between Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, sprinkling in some fabricated […]
Chicago Critics Film Festival Capsule Review – Procession (2021)
Procession, 2021. Directed by Robert Greene. Starring Joe Eldred, Mike Foreman, Ed Gavagan, Dan Laurine, Michael Sandridge, and Tom Viviano. SYNOPSIS: Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma. Catholic Church outrage is commonplace but, while always necessary, sometimes routine. Startled by a […]
Movie Review – The Harder They Fall (2021)
The Harder They Fall, 2021 Directed Jeymes Samuel Starring Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Idris Elba, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole, Woody McClain, RJ Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr., Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacobi Howard, Manny Rubio, Mickey Dolan, Sadiqua Bynum, Peyton Jackson, Mark Rhino Smith, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Dylan […]
Movie Review – Finch (2021)
Finch, 2021. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik. Starring Tom Hanks and Caleb Landry Jones. SYNOPSIS: On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his creator’s beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human. Can man’s best friend also be machine’s best friend? It’s rare to see […]
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