27 December
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“1917″ INTERVIEWS Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) has made one of the greatest World War I films to date with 1917. He collaborates once again with cinematographer Roger Deakins, composer Thomas Newman, and co-wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns for this visceral and immersive epic. One of their many accomplishments includes making it look like it’s one long take giving you that first hand account much like the two central characters played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman. I sat down with Mendes, Wilson-Cairns, MacKay, and Chapman to discuss the film. Here are the videos. Make sure to head over to my YouTubeRead More →

26 December
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1917 Writer/Director: Sam MendesStarring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It’s April 6, 1917 in Northern France, Blake and Scofield are two British soldiers played by George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman who are tasked with a deadly mission to head into enemy territory to deliver an urgent message to Blake’s brother’s squadron. The hope is to stop a them before they walk into a trap killing hundreds of soldiers.  Oscar winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty and Skyfall) directed the film and co-wrote it with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. He has dedicated the film to his grandfather Alfred H. Mendes whoRead More →

23 December
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LITTLE WOMEN Writer/Director: Greta GerwigStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep  Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women is back on the big screen in a new adaptation from Greta Gerwig. If you’ve never read it, it’s the story of the four March sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy as they grow up, fall in love, and find their own voice in the Civil War era. Playing the March sisters are Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlan, and Florence Pugh. Laura Dern plays their mother Marmee. Timothee Chalamet has the coveted role of neighbor boy Laurie, andRead More →

23 December
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UNCUT GEMS Director: Josh and Benny SafdieStarring: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Julia Fox, LaKeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Judd Hirsch, Eric Bogosian Adam Sandler gives one of his best performances in Uncut Gems. He plays Howard Ratner, a New York City gems dealer who gets his hands on a rare, highly expensive black opal from Ethiopia. His business dealings are dangerous and ruthless to say the least given his high-end clientele. The black opal could be his bargaining chip in hopes of making lots of money now that famed basketball player Kevin Garnett wants his hands on it. Here’s my reviewRead More →

19 December
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BOMBSHELL Director: Jay RoachStarring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Mark Duplass, Malcolm McDowell, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon The women at Fox News had their own to story to tell. Their story was about their boss, Roger Ailes (Lithgow), and the history of sexual misconduct under him and fellow anchors at Fox. As Megyn Kelly (Theron) is battling presidential candidate Donald Trump about his rhetoric toward women, Gretchen Carlson (Kidman) is debating about suing Fox and/or Ailes. She’s warned about going up against someone as powerful as him, but she pulls the trigger. After she’s let go, word spreads as moreRead More →

19 December
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CATS Director: Tom HooperStarring: Francesca Hayward, Jason DeRulo, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Hudson Some musicals should never be adapted into a movie as they are meant for the stage. Thus is the case for Cats. Victoria, a young white cat is left abandoned in the streets. It’s there where she meets a variety of alley cats all vying to be chosen for the Jellicle Ball. It stars Francesca Hayward, Jason DeRulo, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, and Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, the glamour cat. Here’s my reviewRead More →

18 December
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STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Director: J.J. AbramsStarring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Billy Dee Williams, Ian McDiarmid, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher How do you end a saga after three trilogies? Director J.J. Abrams does just that with a satisfying conclusion in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Adam Driver is out for blood as Kylo Ren. His rage is stronger than ever before. He’s massively greedy and with the return of Emperor Palpatine, he knows he can potentially rule the galaxy. Rey (Ridley) is continuing on in her Jedi training. The force is massively strong within her,Read More →

16 December
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JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL Director: Jake KasdanStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Awkwafina, Nick Jonas Spencer, Fridge, Bethany, and Martha have gone their separate ways after high school but are now reunited back home for Christmas break. Spencer has drifted from the group and has broken up with Martha. When Spencer doesn’t show up for a group breakfast his friends get concerned and head back to his house. Spencer is nowhere to be found but the Jumanji game is out and they realize, he must have gone back in. The game is busted and when they arrive, theyRead More →

12 December
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THE TWO POPES Director: Fernando Meirelles Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín The Two Popes is an unconventional biopic for Cardinal Jorge Bergolio (Pryce) who would go on to become Pope Francis. The story is structured as a conversation between Bergolio as he shares his life story to Pope Benedict XVI (Hopkins) Bergolio is looking to retire but Pope Benedict is questioning his motives. Both are thought of to be men of God, yet come at their ministry in the Catholic Church from two very different ways. It’s becomes fascinating conversation from the ultra-conservative Pope Benedict and the liberal Cardinal Bergolio. It opens inRead More →

11 December
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RICHARD JEWELL Director: Clint EastwoodStarring: Paul Walter Hauser, Kathy Bates, Sam Rockwell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde Paul Walter Hauser stars as Richard Jewell who had a friendly personality and was always looking out for others. He took his job working security seriously only to be mocked and teased by fellow police officers and security detail. Yet despite his dedication, he becomes the number one suspect in the bombing of the Centennial Park village in Atlanta during the Olympics. It also stars Sam Rockwell as his lawyer, Kathy Bates as his mother. Going against him are Olivia Wilde as the hot-shot reporter and Jon Hamm asRead More →