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Movie Review – Juror #2 (2024)

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Juror #2, 2024. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Kiefer Sutherland, Gabriel Basso, Amy Aquino, Francesca Eastwood, Adrienne C. Moore, Leslie Bibb, Phil Biedron, Hedy Nasser, Onix Serrano, Drew Scheid, Jason Coviello, Rebecca Koon, Chikako Fukuyama, KateLynn E. Newberry, Rachel Walters, Ella Fraley, Annie […]

Movie Review – The Last Front (2024)

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The Last Front, 2024. Written and Directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi. Starring Iain Glen, Sasha Luss, Joe Anderson, David Calder, James Downie, Koen De Bouw, Julian Kostov, Life Leader, Seldeslacht years, Anna Ballantine, Sam Rintoul, Emma Moortgat, Emma Dupont, Steve Armand, and Philippe Brenninkmeyer. SYNOPSIS: Amidst World War I’s chaos, a grieving father turns hero, leading […]

Movie Review – Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

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Venom: The Last Dance. 2024 Written and Directed by Kelly Marcel. Starring Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Peggy Lu, Rhys Ifans, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Clark Backo, Cristo Fernández, Reid Scott, Dash McCloud, Jack Brady, Ivo Nandi, Fflyn Edwards, Elizabeth Cook, Martin McDougall, Jared Abrahamson, and Andy Serkis. SYNOPSIS: Eddie and Venom, on the […]

Movie Review – Don’t Move (2024)

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Don’t Move, 2024. Directed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler. Starring Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Daniel Francis, Moray Treadwell, Denis Kostadinov, Kate Nichols, Skye Little Wing Dimov Saw, and Dylan Beam. SYNOPSIS: It follows a seasoned killer as he injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She must run, fight, and hide before her […]

60th Chicago International Film Festival Review – On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, 2024. Written and Directed by Rungano Nyoni. Starring Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Blessings Bhamjee, Henry B.J. Phiri, Doris Naulapwa, Elizabeth Chisela, Benson Mumba, Mary Mulabo, Norah Mwansa, Gillian Sakala, Carol Natasha Mwale, Loveness Nakwiza, Bwalya Chipampata, Esther Yobe, Sombo Kapole, Stella Njolomba, and Esther Singini. SYNOPSIS: On an empty road […]

Movie Review – Smile 2 (2024)

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Smile 2, 2024. Written and Directed by Parker Finn. Starring Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage, Miles Gutiérrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Raúl Castillo, Dylan Gelula, Ray Nicholson, Erika Chase, Drew Barrymore, Mila Falkof, and Delphi Harrington. SYNOPSIS: About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and […]

Movie Review – Your Monster (2024)

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Your Monster, 2024. Written and Directed by Caroline Lindy. Starring Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster, Kasey Bella Suarez, Taylor Trensch, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Meghann Fahy. SYNOPSIS: After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her […]

Movie Review – Rumours (2024)

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Rumours, 2024. Written and Directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. Starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Burić, and Alicia Vikander. SYNOPSIS: The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger […]

60th Chicago International Film Festival Review – When the Light Breaks

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When the Light Breaks, 2024. Written and Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson. Starring Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir, Ágúst Örn B. Wigum, Gunnar Hrafn Kristjánsdóttir, and Baldur Einarsson. SYNOPSIS: When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty. […]

Movie Review – Woman of the Hour (2024)

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Woman of the Hour, 2024. Directed by Anna Kendrick. Starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Nicolette Robinson, Autumn Best, Pete Holmes, Andy Thompson, David Beairsto, Tighe Gill, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, Matt Visser, Jedidiah Goodacre, Dylan Schmid, Rob Morgan, Denalda Williams, Jessie Fraser, Max Lloyd-Jones, Nancy Kerr, James Yi, Jessica Chaffin, Matthew Kevin Anderson, […]