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Movie Review – Memoir of a Snail (2024)

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Memoir of a Snail, 2024. Written and Directed by Adam Elliot. Featuring the voice talents of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Jacki Weaver, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dominique Pinon, Magda Szubanski, Paul Capsis, Tony Armstrong, Mason Litsos, Charlotte Belsey, Davey Thompson, Selena Brennan, Jub Clerc, Luke Elliot, Nick Cave, Bernie Clifford, David Williams, and Craig Ross. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Movie Review – The Girl with the Needle (2024)

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The Girl with the Needle, 2024. Directed by Magnus von Horn. Starring Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder, Ava Knox Martin, Ari Alexander, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz, Magnus von Horn, and Benedikte Hansen. SYNOPSIS: Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an […]

Movie Review – Conclave (2024)

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Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Sergio Castellitto, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Jacek Koman, Rony Kramer, Joseph Mydell, Thomas Loibl, Loris Loddi, Willie Jonah, Romuald Kłos, Roberto Citran, Madhav Sharma, Garrick Hagon, Vincenzo Failla, and Bruno Novelli. SYNOPSIS: When Cardinal Lawrence […]

Movie Review – Blitz (2024)

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Blitz, 2024. Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham, Josef Altin, Sandra Huggett, Thea Achillea, Grahame Fox, David Kirkbride, Tommy Daley, Thomas Aitch, Charlie Hodson-Prior, […]

Movie Review – Emilia Pérez (2024)

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Emilia Pérez, 2024. Written and Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez, Mark Ivanir, Eduardo Aladro, Emiliano Hasan, Lucas Varoclier, Daniel Velasco-Acosta, James Gerard, and Sébastien Fruit. SYNOPSIS: In Mexico, a lawyer receives an unexpected offer to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business […]

Movie Review – Here (2024)

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Here, 2024. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Gwilym Lee, Ophelia Lovibond, David Fynn, Leslie Zemeckis, Jonathan Aris, Albie Salter, Lilly Aspell, Lauren McQueen, Billie Gadsdon, Harry Marcus, Ben Wiggins, Joel Oulette, Dannie McCallum, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mohammed George, Dexter Sol Ansell, Zsa Zsa Zemeckis, Cache Vanderpuye, […]

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 – The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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The Boy and the Heron, 2023. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Soma Santoki, Aimyon, Ko Shibasaki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura, Yoshino Kimura, Keiko Takeshita, Jun Fubuki, Sawako Agawa, Karen Takizawa, Shinobu Otake, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, and Shōhei Hino. SYNOPSIS: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a […]

Movie Review – The Persian Version (2023)

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The Persian Version, 2023. Written and Directed by Maryam Keshavarz. Starring Layla Mohammadi, Niousha Noor, Kamand Shafieisabet, Bella Warda, Bijan Daneshmand, Shervin Alenabi, Jerry Habibi, Samuel Tehrani, Tom Byrne, Chiara Stella, Arty Froushan, Parsa Kaffash, and Reza Diako. SYNOPSIS: When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother […]