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 →

21 February
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“REAL LEADERS WITH ROSHINI” PODCAST It has been a real treat getting to know media personality, author, and executive coach Roshini Rajkumar. I first met her at a restaurant winter menu tasting at Bank Restaurant in early 2019. She has had me as a guest on her radio show “Real Talk with Roshini” on WCCO Radio 830 multiple times to talk all things movies and entertainment. One of her many outlets is her podcast, “Real Leaders with Roshini” where she gets “real with Real Leaders in our community as well as icons and newsmakers from around the country. We’ll cover topics they might not feelRead More →

17 February
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A TALE OF TWO QUEENS Last June, I was joined by My Talk 1071.1’s Bradley Traynor for an LGBTQ film series at the Trylon Cinema in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. We showed The Boys in the Band and The Celluloid Closet which concluded with an insightful Q&A with the audience. The Trylon invited us back to continue this series, and this time we are celebrating drag culture with the documentary The Queen from 1968 and 1994’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Sunday’s movies will be followed by a Q&A as well. We would love to have aRead More →

13 February
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“NO TIME TO DIE” by Billie Eilish Billie Eilish may just be the biggest name in music right now following her massive wins at the Grammys taking home five awards including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. She can now add herself to the elite list of artists including Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, Adele, and Sam Smith to pen the theme song for a James Bond film. I’ve listened to it a few times, and it is certainly growing on me. Eilish has that smokey sound to her voice. The stakes feel real with a nice orchestral build that we often find inRead More →

13 February
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DOWNHILL Director: Nat Faxon, Jim RashStarring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zach Woods, Julian Grey, Ammon Jacob Ford, Zoe Chao Downhill premiered recently at the Sundance Film Festival and is now in wide release. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as Billie and Pete who take their two sons on a family skiing trip in the Alps. They appear to be booked at the wrong resort as theirs isn’t as family-friendly as they thought. They agree to stay there and should be having a great time but an avalanche nearly destroys their trip and the aftermath forces them to re-evaluate what matters mostRead More →

12 February
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH Director: Wes AndersonStarring: Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Angelica Huston, Léa Seydoux, Adrian Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss There’s something about a new Wes Anderson movie that gets me all giddy. His singular unique style offers an visual feast for the moviegoer on top of the eccentric characters he creates. Whether it’s The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, or Moonrise Kingdom, he has an eye that cannot be matched. Searchlight Pictures has released the first poster and trailer for his next film, The French Dispatch. It’s another large ensemble film with many of his traditional company players: BillRead More →

10 February
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THE 92nd ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS Best Picture “Parasite” Lead Actor:Joaquin Phoenix “Joker” Lead Actress:Renée Zellweger “Judy” Supporting Actor:Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Supporting Actress:Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” Director:Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” Animated Feature:“Toy Story 4”  Josh Cooley Animated Short:“Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry Adapted Screenplay:“Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi Original Screenplay:“Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han Cinematography:“1917,” Roger Deakins Best Documentary Feature: “American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar Best Documentary Short Subject:“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone,” Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva Best Live Action Short Film:“The Neighbors’ Window,” Marshall Curry Best Foreign Language Film:“Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho Film Editing: “FordRead More →

05 February
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BIRDS OF PREY Director: Cathy YanStarring: Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina Margot Robbie is back as Harley Quinn and now that she’s broken up with the Joker everyone wants her dead including Gotham gangster Roman Sionis, played by Ewan McGregor. It gets a bit complicated for Harley when a young pickpocket named Cassandra Cain finds herself in the middle of this mess. Good thing the Birds of Prey which includes: Huntress, Black Canary, and cop Renee Montoya can help Harley out of this jam. Here’s my reviewRead More →

02 February
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“BIRDS OF PREY” INTERVIEWS Birds of Prey: And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is one of best movies to date in the new DC Extended Universe. I sat down with Margot Robbie, Chris Messina, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, and director Cathy Yan to talk about how Margot Robbie brought these characters to the big screen, Harley Quinn music playlists, what it’s like to play a villain, Rosie Perez’s memorable time in Minneapolis, and more! Here are the interviews Margot Robbie, Chris Messina, Cathy Yan Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-BellRead More →

21 January
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TROOP ZERO Director: Bert and BirdieStarring: McKenna Grace, Charlie Shotwell, Milan Ray, Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Johanna Colón, Mike Epps, Bella Higginbotham It’s 1977 in Wiggley, Georgia and a young girl named Christmas Flint, played by McKenna Grace, gathers together a group of outcast kids and forms a troop of Birdie Scouts. The rag tag team hopes to win their spot on the NASA’s golden record and have their voices sent into outer space. It also stars Viola Davis as their troop mother, Jim Gaffigan as Christmas’ dad, and Allison Janney as a competing troop leader. Here’s my reviewRead More →