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Second Opinion – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

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Pitch Perfect 3, 2017.Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Hana Mae Lee, Ruby Rose, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Ester Dean, Shelley Regner, Kelley Jakle, Matt Lanter, Guy Burnet, Alexis Knapp, Jessica Chaffin, Michael Rose, Andy Allo, Venzelia Joy, Moises Arias, Hannah Fairlight, […]

Movie Review – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017.Directed by Jake Kasdan Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas, Rhys Darby, Alex Wolff, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner, and Ser’Darius BlainSYNOPSIS:Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they chose.Immediately […]

Movie Review – Ferdinand (2017)

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Ferdinand, 2017.Directed by Carlos Saldanha. Featuring the voice talents of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson, Flula Borg, Sally Phillips, Boris Kodjoe, Jerrod Carmichael, Raúl Esparza, Karla Martínez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Peyton Manning, and Juanes. SYNOPSIS:After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken […]

Movie Review – The Post (2017)

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The Post, 2017.Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods, Pat Healy, John Rue, Justin Swain, Deborah Green, Phillip Casnoff, Jessie Mueller, and Michael Stuhlbarg.SYNOPSIS:A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Shape of Water (2017)

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Publish December 3rdThe Shape of Water, 2017.Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett, and Octavia Spencer.SYNOPSIS:An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) […]

Movie Review – The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

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The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017.Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Morfydd Clark, Miriam Margolyes, Donald Sumpter, Bill Paterson, Cosimo Fusco, Ian McNeice, Annette Badland, Justin Edwards, Ger Ryan, Miles Jupp, and Valeria Bandino. SYNOPSIS:The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale […]

Movie Review – Coco (2017)

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Coco, 2017.Directed by Lee Unkrich. Feature the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin.SYNOPSIS:Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to work out […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Divine Order (2017)

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The Divine Order, 2017.Written and Directed by Petra Volpe. Starring Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig, Sibylle Brunner, Marta Zoffoli, Bettina Stucky, Ella Rumpf, Sofia Helm, and Nicholas Ofczarek.SYNOPSIS:Switzerland, 1971: Nora is a young housewife and mother who lives with her husband and their two sons in a peaceful little village. Here, in the Swiss […]

Movie Review – BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)

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BPM (Beats Per Minute), 2017.Directed by Robin Campillo. Starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Félix Maritaud, Aloise Sauvage, Catherine Vinatier, Saadia Bentaieb, and Coralie Russier.SYNOPSIS:120 BPM. The average heart rate. The protagonists of 120 battements par minute are passionate about fighting the indifference that exists towards AIDS.There is a scene during […]

Second Opinion – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017.Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons.SYNOPSIS:Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his […]