22 December
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THE MIDNIGHT SKY Director: George ClooneyStarring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Tiffany Boone, Caoilinn Springall, Demián Bichir Oscar winner George Clooney has directed a variety films from Good Night and Good Luck to The Monuments Men and more. His newest, The Midnight Sky, is his most ambitious yet. A catastrophic event hit Earth leaving very few behind. Clooney stars as Augustine, a scientist stationed on the Artic despite battling a terminal disease. His mission is to stay in contact with the space station Aether and warn them of what happened back on Earth as they’re in orbit around one of Jupiter’s moons.Read More →

21 December
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NEWS OF THE WORLD Director: Paul GreengrassStarring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Elizabeth Marvel, Mare Winningham Director Paul Greengrass first teamed up with Oscar winner Tom Hanks for the true story Captain Phillips in 2013. Their new film News of the World arrive in theaters on Christmas. It’s 1870, five years after the Civil War and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, played by Tom Hanks, travels town to town delivering news headlines and stories to anyone who gathers around his podium. The effects of the war are still being felt with the divide and racism still at play. Captain Kidd comes across a young girl, named Johanna,Read More →

21 December
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“News of the World” Interviews – Tom Hanks, Paul Greengrass, Helena Zengel Tom Hanks is one of the greatest actors working today continually giving strong performances with each of his movies. He stars in the new film News of the World which reunites him with his Captain Phillips director, Paul Greengrass. I sat down with Hanks, Greengrass and Helena Zengel to talk about his new film, Paul’s Tom Hanks DVD collection, history lessons, and the importance of news and storytelling. News of the World will be in theaters on December 25. **click SUBSCRIBE for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

18 December
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SOUL Director: Pete Docter, Kemp PowersStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Daveed Diggs, Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Wes Studi Pixar has taken us to infinity and beyond and inside the mind of a young girl. Their new film Soul takes us deep within ourselves. Jamie Foxx lends his dynamic voice to Joe Gardner, a band teacher who finds himself stuck in a bit of a rut as his kids are unmotivated and lacking any enthusiasm for jazz. Joe gets the opportunity to play at a prestigious night club with the illustrious Dorothea Williams voiced by Angela Bassett. His night doesn’t goRead More →

18 December
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Pete Docter Interview – Creating Pixar’s “Soul” Pete Docter is the heart and soul of why I love Pixar movies. He wrote and directed their latest film Soul with Kemp Powers. The film takes us deep within ourselves to find out what makes us special and unique. I sat down with Docter to share a personal story, we talk about the casting of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ surprising score, and inspirational teachers. Soul will be streaming on Disney+ on December 25. **click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube Channel for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

16 December
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MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Director: George C. WolfeStarring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige Chadwick Boseman has forever left a lasting impression on the film industry. His final performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the bookend to a beautiful life and career. Viola Davis tackles the title role of the Mother of Blues, Ma Rainey. Crowds come in droves to see in her Georgia. She’s not as widely recognized when she lands in Chicago for a recording session. She’s late and the same can be said for her horn player Levee, played by Chadwick Boseman. TheRead More →

15 December
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WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director: Patty JenkinsStarring: Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielson Trust me when I tell you that director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot rule the DC Extended Universe. Their latest, Wonder Woman 1984, will be in theaters and will be streaming on HBO Max on Christmas. In the first film, we saw Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman fall in love with Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor during the first world war. Flash forward to 1984, and Diana now works for the Smithsonian by day while mourning the loss of her great love. Her newest colleague Barbara Minerva, playedRead More →

15 December
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“WONDER WOMAN 1984” Interviews – Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot rule the DC Extended Universe with both of their Wonder Woman films. I sat down with them to talk about upping the ante for the sequel, real life superheroes, working with Maestro Hans Zimmer, and what it was like for Gadot the first time she tried on the Wonder Woman costume. Check out my interviews for their new film Wonder Woman 1984 coming to theaters and HBO Max on December 25, 2020. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and turn on those notifications! I have someRead More →

10 December
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I’M YOUR WOMAN Director: Julia HartStarring: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene, Frankie Faison, Bill Heck Rachel Brosnahan has won a variety of awards as Midge Maisel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Get ready to see her in a whole new light in I’m Your Woman. This is a 1970s crime story with Rachel Brosnahan’s character caught in a web of lies and deception. She plays Jean, who thought her life was going to be perfect. She wanted a child but couldn’t biologically have one. She knows her husband Eddie deals in nefarious work, but one day he brings home a child for them to raise.Read More →

10 December
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THE PROM Director: Ryan MurphyStarring: Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana Debose, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key, Kerry Washington I saw the Broadway musical The Prom in its closing weekend, and the energy from the crowd and its actors was massive. We knew we were watching something special. The movie musical adaption is now streaming on Netflix. For Emma, all she is wants to do is go to the prom with her girlfriend Alyssa. Newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose play the couple in question, but the PTA led by Alyssa’s mother, played by Kerry Washington, decides to shut down theRead More →