21 March
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US Writer/Director: Jordan PeeleStarring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex Jordan Peele surprised audiences with his film Get Out. For a comedy actor, he proved he had the knack for directing horror while adding a social commentary not often found in the genre. He cements his voice in the genre with his new film Us. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, both of whom starred in Black Panther, play a married couple who take their kids on a summer vacation to a beach home in Santa Cruz. As a kid Adelaide, suffered severe PTSD after an incident in aRead More →

18 March
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GLORIA BELL Directors: Sebastián LelioFeaturing: Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Alanna Ubach Julianne Moore is one of the greatest actresses working today. She’s proven with films like Boogie Nights, Magnolia, The Hours, and Still Alice that she can tackle emotionally rich and complex women. She stars as the title character in Gloria Bell. It’s written and directed by Sebastián Lelio and is an American remake of his 2013 Chilean film, Gloria. Gloria Bell is a middle-aged divorced woman navigating a new chapter of her life. Her children are all grown up starting families of their own, and sheRead More →

12 March
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FIVE FEET APART Directors: Justin BaldoniFeaturing: Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse, Moises Arias, Claire Forlani, Kimberly Hebert Gregory In seems like every year we get a teen romance that tugs at the heartstrings as they fight all odds to stay together. Stella (Richardson) has lived with Cystic Fibrosis since childhood and is going through an extended stay at the local hospital as she receives treatments. She’s documenting her journey through her YouTube channel while trying to living a normal life with her friends. She’s intrigued by Will (Sprouse), another patient her age at the hospital. He’s going through a new experimental treatment but is aRead More →

07 March
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CAPTAIN MARVEL Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan FleckFeaturing: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Gemma Chan, Djimon Jounsou, Lee Pace In Marvel’s latest film, Captain Marvel, Brie Larson suits up as Vers, a fighter living on the planet Hala who’s harnessing her powers for the Kree community. She’s part of the StarForce unit and crash lands on Planet C53 (Earth) in hopes of finding the Skrulls. They’re shapeshifters bent on finding Dr. Lawson (Bening) whose secret project involves light speed. Vers’ special powers catch the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D agents Colson (Gregg) and Nick Fury (Jackson) who wantRead More →

28 February
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HORROR NOIRE Writer/Director: Xavier BurginFeaturing: Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, Robin R. Means Coleman, William Crain, Rachel True, Jordan Peele, William Crain If you love scary movies and/or film history, you should check out the documentary Horror Noire now streaming on Shudder. It takes a look back at black cinema in the horror genre and is bookended with Jordan Peele’s Get Out. It contains various interviews with film historians, authors, filmmakers, and actors discussing the evolution of the black voice in horror. Here’s my reviewRead More →

27 February
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD Writer/Director: Dean DeBloisFeaturing the Voices of: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Craig Ferguson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Viking warrior Hiccup (Baruchel) takes great responsibility in keeping his dragon best friend Toothless, along with all of the other dragons, safe on a rescue island. The dragon population continues to grow and is now reaching the point where they’re overcrowding the island and exposing their secret cover. Hiccup thinks there may be a mythical land far out there in the cosmos, a secret utopia that could permanently hide them. Timing is key for Hiccup, hisRead More →

26 February
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FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY Writer/Director: Stephen MerchantStarring: Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Vince Vaughn Saraya (Pugh) and Zak (Lowden) are brother and sister and come from a wresting family in England. Their mother (Headey) was a pro-wrestler while their dad (Frost) still runs a wresting training facility. They get invited to try-outs for the WWE. It’s a massive opportunity for their low-income, barely able to scrape by family. Saraya’s unique look sends her through into training for the WWE Divas program, but Zak doesn’t make it passed the first round. She flies to America and realizes she was not nearlyRead More →

14 February
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FYRE Director: Chris SmithStarring: Billy McFarland, Ja Rule, Grant Margolin, Andy King, Brett Kincaid, James Ohliger, Samuel Krost, Mdavid Low The Fyre Festival was marketed to be the next great big music festival for the millennial generation. It was going to be held on an island once owned by Pablo Escobar. His notoriety combined with beautiful people, booze, musicians, yachts, and villas sounds too good to be true but people went for it. The idea sprung from Billy McFarland, the entrepreneur of Fyre and Magnisus who partnered with hip hop artist Ja Rule. Word about the Fyre Festival spread to models, musicians, and social influencersRead More →

14 February
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ISN’T IT ROMANTIC Director: Todd Strauss-SchulsonStarring: Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Liam Hemsworth, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin, Brandon Scott Jones, Jennifer Saunders Every since she was a young girl Natalie (Wilson) has despised rom-coms. She was led to believe they are unrealistic and spread terrible lies. She works for an architecture firm but is never taken seriously. Her subway ride home turns into disaster when she is mugged. She hits her head on a pillar trying to get away and is knocked unconscious. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own romantic comedy. Everyone is super nice, men flirt with her, and New YorkRead More →

10 February
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THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART Director: Mike MitchellFeaturing the voices of: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day Five years have passed since the events of the first movie. Finn is getting older and his sister, Bianca, has now started playing with her Duplos set with doesn’t sit well with the Legos. Finn has turned his Lego community into the post-apocalyptic Apocalypseburg. Lego construction worker Emmett (Pratt) still believes everything is awesome, but his friend Lucy (Banks) is off brooding and stands guard waiting for aliens to attack. That very thing happens when Bianca’sRead More →