EJ Moreno offers up his take on Spielberg’s West Side Story… This holiday season, West Side Story is back in cinemas, and legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is tackling the iconic musical. Can his stellar direction overcome the film’s profoundly flawed story? Spielberg sure tries to razzle-dazzle you enough to forget the horrid love story at […]
Movie Review – The Kitchen (2019)
The Kitchen, 2019. Written and Directed by Andrea Berloff. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, and Myk Watford. SYNOPSIS: The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix, 2019. Written and Directed by Simon Kinberg. Starring Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain. Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Daniel Cudmore, Lamar Johnson, Kota Eberhardt, Scott Shepherd, Summer Fontana, Ato Essandoh, Gregg Lowe, Andrew Stehlin, and Brian d’Arcy James. SYNOPSIS: Jean Grey begins […]
Movie Review – First Man (2018)
First Man, 2018. Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Olivia Hamilton, Lukas Haas, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, Brian d’Arcy James, Cory Michael Smith, J.D. Evermore, John David Whalen, Kris Swanberg, Skyler Bible, Ben Owen, William Gregory Lee, Steven Coulter, Shawn […]
Blu-ray Review – The Kitchen (2019)
The Kitchen, 2019. Written and Directed by Andrea Berloff. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, and Myk Watford. SYNOPSIS: The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story adds Corey Stoll and Brian d’Arcy James
Steven Spielberg continues to assemble the cast for his upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story, with Corey Stoll (First Man) and Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) have signed on to appear in the movie. THR reports that Stoll is set to portray Lieutenant Schrank, “the New York City detective charged with quelling civic […]
Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)
Molly’s Game, 2017. Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Bill Camp, Brian d’Arcy James, Chris O’Dowd, J.C. MacKenzie, Jeremy Strong, Samantha Isler, Jon Bass, Justin Kirk, and Graham Greene. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes […]
Movie Review – Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, 2017. Written and Directed by Peter Landesman. Starring Liam Neeson, Martin Csokas, Michael C. Hall, Diane Lane, Ike Barinholtz, Bruce Greenwood, Maika Monroe, Josh Lucas, Tom Sizemore, Kate Walsh, Eddie Marsan, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tony Goldwyn, Julian Morris, Brian d’Arcy James, and Noah Wyle. SYNOPSIS: The story […]
Movie Review – Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Rebel in the Rye, 2017. Written and Directed by Danny Strong. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Kevin Spacey, Sarah Paulson, Lucy Boynton, Victor Garber, Hope Davis, Amy Rutberg, and Brian d’Arcy James. SYNOPSIS: The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in […]
Movie Review – Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, John Slattery, Brian d’Arcy James, Billy Crudup and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its […]
