27 May
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BOOKSMART Director: Olivia WildeStarring: Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, Lisa Kudrow, Jessica Williams Olivia Wilde makes her directorial debut with Booksmart, a smart coming of age, high school drama. Molly (Feldstein) and Amy (Dever) are best friends and have always taken their academics seriously. They’re strong-willed, feminists with big personalities. They don’t have the greatest reputation in school despite Molly being class president. They have ambitious paths after senior year, but on their last day they decide to let loose. They find out Nick (Gooding) is having a grandiose party and decide to prove to the rest ofRead More →

22 October
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MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN Director: Jason Reitman Starring: Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Dean Norris, Judy Greer, Emma Thompson, Olivia Crocicchia, Kaitlyn Dever Jason Reitman has been known to tackle a variety of hot-button subjects like teen pregnancy (Juno), corporate layoffs (Up in the Air), and Stockholm syndrome (Labor Day). This time he tackles the idea of living in a world where we are constantly connected and plugged into our social presence on the internet. He has gathered an interesting cast for this multi-layered ensemble film of intersecting stories. We have seen directors like Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino make similarRead More →