Antlers, 2021.Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan, Cody Davis, Sawyer Jones, Arlo Hajdu, Glynis Davies, Dorian Kingi, Andy Thompson, Jesse Downs, Dendrie Taylor, and Emily Delahunty.SYNOPSIS:In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become embroiled with her […]
Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District, 2021.Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Noémie Merlant, Makita Samba, Lucie Zhang, Jehnny Beth, Geneviève Doang, Pol White, Line Phé, Annabelle Milot, Lumina Wang, Camille Léon-Fucien, Stephen Manas, Rong-Ying Yang, Raphaelle Doyle, Oceane Cairaty, and Anaïde Rozam.SYNOPSIS:Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – A Hero
A Hero, 2021.Written and Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabande, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Sahar Goldust, Maryam Shahdaie, Ali Reza Jahandideh, Ehsan Goodarzi, Sarina Farhadi, Farrokh Nourbakht, Mohammad Aghebati, and Saleh Karimai.SYNOPSIS:Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his […]
Movie Review – The Blazing World (2021)
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 alternate dimension where […]
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 lines between reality […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Dune
Dune. 2021Directed 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 ClémentineSYNOPSIS:Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble family entrusted with […]
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 birth to a calf. […]
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 sight for sore eyes, […]
Movie Review – Needle in a Timestack (2021)
Needle in a Timestack, 2021.Directed by John Ridley. Starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, Orlando Bloom, Laysla De Oliveira, Alessandro Juliani, James Kirk, Hiro Kanagawa, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Gourav Shah, Kaylah Zander, Elizabeth Weinstein, Natalie D’Amico, Charles Singh, Samantha Hum, and Jadyn Wong.SYNOPSIS:Nick and Janine live in marital bliss until Janine’s ex-husband warps […]
Movie Review – Freeland (2021)
Freeland, 2021.Written and Directed by Mario Furloni and Kate McLean. Starring Krisha Fairchild, Frank Mosley, Lily Gladstone, John Craven, Cameron James Matthews, and Michelle Maxson.SYNOPSIS:An aging pot farmer finds her world shattered as she races to bring in what could be her final harvest.At face value, Freeland depicts a series of setbacks from upholding a […]
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