27 October
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REBECCA Director: Ben WheatleyStarring: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel Rebecca is back to haunt audiences thanks to a new adaptation starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. James stars as the new Mrs. de Winter. You’ll note we’re never told her first name. She accepts a job in Monte Carlo only to quickly fall in love with the dashing Max de Winter (Hammer) She moves into his estate at Manderley only to learn that the legacy of his recently deceased wife Rebecca still lingers. It is now streaming on Netflix. Here’s my reviewRead More →

27 June
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YESTERDAY Director: Danny BoyleStarring: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran, Ellise Chappell, Joel Fry Imagine a world where the Beatles didn’t exist. Trust me, it feels strange and I don’t like it. That serves as the catalyst for Danny Boyle’s new film, Yesterday. Jack Malik (Patel) is an aspiring singer/songwriter. He plays small little pubs and festivals in England but is ready to throw in the towel on his career. A power surge hits the planet shutting off every light and piece of electricity for 18 seconds. At just that precise moment of time Jack is hit by a bus when cycling homeRead More →

19 July
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MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN Director: Ol Parker Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Cher, Andy Garcia, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper, Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh Skinner, Meryl Streep Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again opens in theaters this weekend. Here’s my review. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube channel for more reviews, interviews, and other movie related information.Read More →

07 December
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DARKEST HOUR Director: Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane, Ronald Pickup 2017 seems to be the year of the Winston Churchill comeback. John Lithgow won praise and many awards for playing him in Netflix’s series The Crown. Now Churchill’s getting a big screen treatment with Gary Oldman as the British Prime Minister. Darkest Hour picks up on May 9, 1940 with the House of Commons in a mad frenzy over the state of Britain’s place in World War II. Boisterous remarks are declared stating that Neville Chamberlain (Pickup) is not fit to run the country and faceRead More →

27 June
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BABY DRIVER Writer/Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Flea, Eiza González At one point, writer and director Edgar Wright was attached to direct Marvel’s Ant-Man back in 2015. If his departure from that film meant more time for Baby Driver than it’s another example of a blessing in disguise. Wright’s latest is one of the coolest and most fun times you’ll have at the theater this year. Ansel Elgort, the teen heartthrob from The Fault in Our Stars, stars in the title role as Baby. He’s a driver working under Kevin Spacey’s Doc who isRead More →

13 March
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CINDERELLA Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Sophie McShera, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter, Haley Atwell, Ben Chaplin, Derek Jacobi, Stellan Skarsgård Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother? YES PLEASE! Disney has been in the habit of making live action adaptations of some of their finest animated films. So far we’ve seen Alice in Wonderland, Maleficent, and now we have Cinderella to add to that mix. Throughout her childhood, Ella lived a playful carefree life with a mom (Atwell) and dad (Chaplin) that loved her immensely. She loved playing with the animals and making the most out of each day despite leading aRead More →