The Front Room, 2024. Directed by Max Eggers and Sam Eggers. Starring Brandy Norwood, Andrew Burnap, Kathryn Hunter, Neal Huff, and Mary Testa. SYNOPSIS: It tells the story of a newly pregnant couple who are forced to take in an ailing, estranged stepmother. Before properly diving into The Front Room, it must be mentioned that […]
Brandy returns to horror with trailer for A24’s The Front Room
A24 has released a poster and trailer for The Front Room, the upcoming horror from writer-directors Max and Sam Eggers which sees Brandy returning to the horror genre for the first time since 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Belinda, a pregnant woman who is forced to take in her diabolical […]
Movie Review – Causeway (2022)
Causeway, 2022 Directed by Lila Neugebauer. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson Russell, Harvard Frederick Weller, Sean Carvajal, Will Pullen, and Neal Huff. SYNOPSIS: A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home. Causeway is a touching […]
Movie Review – Radium Girls (2018)
Radium Girls, 2018. Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler. Starring Joey King, Abby Quinn, Cara Seymour, Scott Shepherd, Olivia Macklin, Neal Huff, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, John Bedford Lloyd, Susan Heyward, Joe Grifasi, Brandon Gill, Colby Minifie, Veanne Cox, Greg Hildreth, Gina Piersanti, Juliana Sass, Carol Cadby, and Steven Hauck. SYNOPSIS: Based on true events, […]
Movie Review – Radium Girls (2020)
Radium Girls, 2020. Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler. Starring Joey King, Abby Quinn, Cara Seymour, Scott Shepherd, Olivia Macklin, Neal Huff, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, John Bedford Lloyd, Susan Heyward, Joe Grifasi, Brandon Gill, Colby Minifie, Veanne Cox, Greg Hildreth, Gina Piersanti, Juliana Sass, Carol Cadby, and Steven Hauck. SYNOPSIS: In the 1920s a […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019 Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Waves (2019)
Waves, 2019. Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine. SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, Len Cariou, Jamey Sheridan, Brian D’Arcy James, Neal Huff, 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 […]
