25 March
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TIGER KING Directors: Rebecca Chaiklin, Eric GoodeStarring: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, Doc Antle, Howard Baskin, Joe Finlay Netflix hit gold with their true crime docu-series. Making a Murderer, The Staircase, and The Keepers have all become cultural obsessions. I’ve watched quite a few, but none as truly head scratching and beyond comprehension than Tiger King. I had never heard of Joe Exotic until watching this series, and maybe that’s because I’m not familiar with the big cat scene in the south. Joe Exotic is a gun-toting, flamboyant guy with a mullet who runs a tiger zoo. He is now serving time in Grady County Jail forRead More →

25 March
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE Creator: Liz TigelaarStarring: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt Reese Witherspoon’s latest project is the new series, Little Fires Everywhere, which is adapted from the bestselling novel by Celeste Ng. Witherspoon plays Elena Richardson, a wealthy mother of four who lives a pristine life as a journalist and landlord in the city of Shaker Heights. Her newest tenant is Mia Warren, played by Kerry Washington. She’s a single mother of a teenager who seems to have a checkered past. It also stars Joshua Jackson as Witherspoon’s husband and Rosemarie DeWitt as a fellow mom in the town book club group.Read More →

20 March
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THE CROWN Season 3 Creator: Peter MorganStarring: Olivia Colman, Helen Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies, Josh O’Connor, Charles Dance, Jason Watkins The third season of The Crown picks up in 1964 and covers Queen Elizabeth’s reign through 1977. This is shortly after Season 2, but we welcome a cast change. Olivia Coleman takes over for Claire Foy as the Queen along with Helena Bonham Carter now playing Princess Margaret and more. Queen Elizabeth can’t seem to catch a break, and the monarchy hangs in the balance of any decision she is forced to make to keep Great Britain going. She deals with the death of PrimeRead More →

12 March
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WENDY Director: Benh ZeitlinStarring: Yashua Mack, Devin France, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin Writer/director Benh Zeitlin received two Oscar nominations for his film debut Beasts of the Southern Wild. His new film, Wendy, is a severe disappointment for his second film. Zeitlin uses the story of Peter Pan as the inspiration and backdrop to Wendy. We find Wendy and her two brothers living above a diner where their mother works. Wendy has a big imagination and sees the local train as a large and mysterious way out to a new life. She, along with brothers James and Douglas, illegally jump on the moving train not knowingRead More →

12 March
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I STILL BELIEVE Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon ErwinStarring: K.J. Apa, Britt Robertson, Gary Sinise, Shania Twain, Nathan Parsons Christian music fans are probably familiar with singer Jeremy Camp and his hit song “I Still Believe” which was inspired by his wife. He’s played by K.J. Apa who’s best known for playing Archie on Riverdale. It picks up with him arriving out at Calvary Chapel Bible College and it’s love at first sight when he spots Melissa (Robertson) at a campus concert. He’s bound and determined to win her over. She’s gun shy, but he goes all in. Their incredibly loyal faith in God is atRead More →

11 March
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JAY & SILENT BOB REBOOT Director: Kevin SmithStarring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Justin Long, Craig Robinson, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee In my opinion the phrase “fan service” is on over-used critique we’ve come to hear far too often for Marvel or Star Wars films. It usually comes with a negative connotation, but I think this phrase aptly applies and is a good thing for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith are back as our titular characters whom we first met 25 years ago in Smith’s black and white film Clerks. Jay and Silent Bob find out that the comic book charactersRead More →

05 March
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THE WAY BACK Director: Gavin O’ConnorStarring: Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar, Al Madrigal Ben Affleck is back and proves his strengths as an actor. He plays Jack Cunningham who was once an all-star basketball player in school, but adulthood took him down a different path. He’s now an alcoholic and separated from his wife. He gets the opportunity to coach basketball at his alma matter, a Catholic high school with a losing team. They are scrappy underdogs, and Jack may be their best bet at actually winning a game, let alone the playoffs. Coaching may give Jack the drive to put the bottle downRead More →

04 March
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ONWARD Director: Dan ScanlonStarring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Lena Waithe, John Ratzenberger  Tom Holland and Chris Pratt take a temporary leave from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to enter the world of Pixar in Onward. Holland voices the role of Ian. He’s an elf celebrating his 16th birthday. He’s looking to reinvent himself on this momentous day, but he can’t help but wish his dad was still alive to celebrate with him. That all changes when he and his brother Barley (Pratt) are gifted a magical wand and go on a quest in hopes of bringing their dad back for just one day. TheRead More →

27 February
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THE INVISIBLE MAN Director: Leigh WhannellStarring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid Horror director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) has given a modern update to the classic 1933 Universal Pictures monster flick, The Invisible Man. Elisabeth Moss leads the remake as Cecilia who barely escapes the clutches of her abusive boyfriend. Two weeks later he is found dead of an apparent suicide, but the nightmares don’t stop for Cecilia who believes he is still haunting her.   Here’s my reviewRead More →

27 February
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MISS AMERICANA Director: Lana WilsonStarring: Taylor Swift, Andrea Swift, Jack Antonoff, Brendon Urie, Scott Swift Taylor Swift decides to show off her personal side in the new Netflix documentary Miss Americana. The film could also be thought of as a personal emancipation from herself. Swift is front and center as she reflects on her career, opens up about her personal life in response to her career, and how she wants to move forward. Like many entertainer-themed documentaries, it acts as a career retrospective in chronological order opening with the home movies of Swift as a kid writing songs and performing to the masses and endsRead More →