12 September
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HUSTLERS Director: Lorene ScafariaStarring: Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Cardi B, Lizzo, Trace Lysette, Mercedes Ruehl Strippers typically come with a negative stereotype. Hustlers asks us to look beyond that. For Destiny (Wu), it’s a way to make money for being a single mother in New York City. She starts working at a new club, but the money isn’t that great, and she doesn’t feel like she’s as good as the other dancers. Ramona (Lopez) is the queen of the club showcasing what it means to put on a routine for their clients. She takes Destiny under her wings remindingRead More →

12 September
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THE GOLDFINCH Director: John CrowleyStarring: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfhard, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson, Aneurin Barnard If you’ve read Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, you are familiar with the sweeping gut punch she lays out in her story about Theo Decker. Too bad the film adaptation is missing all of that. When Theo was a kid, his mother took him to an art museum that forever changed their lives. A terrorist explosion took the lives of Theo’s mother and many others. He survived but has been plagued with guilt since that fateful event. The only thing keeping him connectedRead More →

05 September
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IT CHAPTER TWO Director: Andy MuschiettiStarring: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone It’s been twenty-seven years since the members of the Losers Club battled Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Skarsgård) They’re now adults and have put their past traumas behind them. They’ve suppressed those memories until Mike (Mustafa) gives them an unwanted call. History is repeating itself in Derry as a new crop of killings have occurred. As kids they made an oath to return to Derry if Pennywise started his reign of terror all over again. When they arrive backRead More →

29 August
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“THE FILMS OF STANLEY KUBRICK” AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE I can’t remember if my first Stanley Kubrick film was A Clockwork Orange or The Shining, but my first viewings were on VHS in the basement of my childhood home. Those two films ignited my life-long appreciation for Kubrick’s work as images from those films and many others have been seared in my head ever since then. There’s also my Eyes Wide Shut story, which I’ll tell you in person some day. Now imagine seeing his films on the big screen, the way he meant them to be studied. The Alamo Drafthouse in Woodbury, MN is presentingRead More →

29 August
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NETFLIX ANNOUNCES RUN TIMES AND RELEASE DATES FOR “THE IRISHMAN” Netflix alerted audiences this week that Martin Scorsese’s new epic, The Irishman, will run 210 minutes. That’s 3.5 hours. And you thought Avengers: Endgame was long. Scorsese is no stranger to making long movies, so this should come as no surprise. It marks his longest film to date, but does it really even matter? When you have one of the greatest living directors reteaming with his trusted company of actors including: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel, you let the master do his thing. It’s not just his cast that shouldRead More →

28 August
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BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON Writer/Director: Paul Downs ColaizzoStarring: Jillian Bell, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Michaela Watkins, Lil Rel Howery, Mikey Day, Micah Stock In the new film Brittany Runs a Marathon, Jillian Bell stars as Brittany who is at that point in her life where she’s in her thirties and far too old to be out drinking past midnight, regularly eating junk food, and late for work every day. She lives in New York City, the city that never sleeps, and she still acts like it. This lifestyle is finally catching up to her when she goes to the doctor’s office and gets a bad report. She’sRead More →

27 August
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ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL JOINS “HALLOWEEN KILLS” Halloween enthusiasts are rejoicing with the news that the character of Tommy Doyle will be appearing in Halloween Kills. Blumhouse Pictures announced that Anthony Michael Hall will now be playing the character who first made his appearance in the original film as the little boy, then played Brian Andrews, that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) was babysitting on that fateful night. They carved jack-o-lanterns, and she rolled her eyes at the fact he hid comic books under the couch. Audiences would go on to see Paul Rudd (yes, that Paul Rudd) play  the character in the sixth film, Halloween:Read More →

27 August
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MINDHUNTER Season 2 Directors: David Fincher, Andrew Dominik, Carl Franklin Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Stacey Roca, Michael Cerveris, Joe Tuttle, Damion Herriman Mindhunter Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix and takes our trio of FBI agents Holden Ford (Groff), Bill Tench (McCallany), and Wendy Carr (Torv) into deeper, more complicated cases as they as they investigate the Atlanta Child Murders and the unknown BTK Killer. Their work interviewing the likes of David Berkowitz and Charles Manson is groundbreaking and chilling as we see it start to take a toll on their personal lives. Mindhunter is one of the very best NetflixRead More →

21 August
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READY OR NOT Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettStarring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Andie MacDowell, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni  A bride’s wedding day should be filled with joy and happiness. The day starts that way for Grace (Weaving) as she marries her husband, Alex (O’Brien) at his childhood mansion. His family is beyond wealthy as they own their own company making board games. They’re gamers to the extreme to the point of initiating new members of the family with a traditional wedding night game after all the guests have departed. Grace picks a card from the magical deck revealing Hide and Seek as their game. She learnsRead More →

20 August
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IN CONVERSATION: ANTHONY RUSSO “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” Avengers: Endgame has become the highest-grossing film of all time. It was the culmination of a 22-film journey as we saw new heroes join the group as we said goodbye to others. The film ranks in my Top 3 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was the fourth Marvel collaboration for directors Anthony and Joe Russo following Captain America: Winter Solider, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War. To celebrate the Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital release of Avengers: Endgame, Marvel is heading out on the road for the “We Love You 3000 Tour”. Minneapolis was one ofRead More →