24 September
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ENOLA HOLMES Director: Harry BradbeerStarring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour Millie Bobby Brown is making her leap from the quiet Eleven in Stranger Things to being the kid sister to Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes. Enola Holmes is the younger sister to Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes and now finds herself following in her brother’s footsteps. It’s the morning of her 16th birthday, and their mother (Helena Bonham Carter) goes missing. Enola hasn’t seen her brothers in years, but their mother’s disappearance doesn’t provide for a warm family reunion either. Enola slips out from underRead More →

15 September
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THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME Director: Antonio CamposStarring: Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård, Eliza Scanlen, Sebastian Stan, Jason Clarke, Riley Keough, Mia Wasikowska, Haley Bennett One of the best aspects of having a new movie streaming on Netflix is the ability to rewatch a head-scratcher and dissect it whenever you want. You may feel a need to do that with The Devil All the Time. It’s a multi-generational ensemble film featuring Tom Holland at its center. He stars as Arvin Russell who grew up an orphan after the tragic deaths of his parents. His dad (Bill Skarsgaard) was a WWII vet whose PTSD and reformedRead More →

15 September
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ANTONIO CAMPOS INTERVIEW – “THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME” Director Antonio Campos’ new film The Devil All the Time boasts a stellar ensemble with Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Eliza Scanlen, Sebastian Stan, and Bill Skarsgård. It’s streaming on Netflix September 16, and I sat down with Campos to talk about: working with family, the benefits of streaming on Netflix over a traditional theatrical release, and working remotely during a pandemic. **click SUBSCRIBE for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

10 September
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I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS Writer/Director: Charlie KaufmanStarring: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd  Charlie Kaufman seems to confound moviegoers with each of his movies making us question what’s real, what’s fictional, and what it all means in the end. These Kaufmanisms are on full display in his latest, I’m Thinking of Ending Things. The phrase “I’m thinking of ending things” is mentioned multiple times in voiceover from Jessie’s Buckley’s character. She’s credited as Young Woman but is also referred to as Lucy and Louisa. She’s on a road trip to meet her boyfriend’s parents despite the fact she’s thinking of ending thisRead More →

23 July
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THE OLD GUARD Director: Gina Prince-BythewoodStarring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts,  Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling Charlize Theron has proven time and time again that she’s a jack of all trades. Any genre, any style. Her latest film, The Old Guard continues to be trending on Netflix. Theron is the leader of a group of immortal assassins. Her character, Andy, dates back many centuries but thanks to regenerative powers can survive any attack on her. Her team gets premonitions of a marine with powers like their own. Andy rescues Nile, played by Kiki Layne, and tries to protect her and the rest ofRead More →

16 June
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DA 5 BLOODS Director: Spike LeeStarring: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Paul Walter Hauser, Mélanie Thierry, Jasper Pääkkönen  Spike Lee finally won his first Oscar for writing BlacKkKlansman back in 2018. In my opinion, he was robbed of Best Picture. Maybe we can reverse some wrongs with his new powerful new film Da 5 Bloods. The film centers on four Vietnam war vets played by Delroy Lindo, Isiah Witlock Jr, Clarke Peters and Norm Lewis. They’ve reunited in Vietnam for the first time in order to reclaim the body of their fallen soldier and brother Stormin’ Norman playedRead More →

25 May
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THE LOVEBIRDS Director: Michael ShowalterStarring: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Anna Camp, Paul Sparks HBO viewers probably know Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae best from their series Silicon Valley and Insecure. Now they’re teaming up for the new film, The Lovebirds. The pair star as Jibran and Lelaini who have been dating for four years. They’re at a certain stage of dating where they’re bickering all the time and unsure of what’s best for their relationship. That’s all tested when they find themselves in the middle of a hit and run and try to evade police thinking they will be thought of as the suspects. ItRead More →

24 May
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THE ENDLESS STREAMING QUEUES Can you run out of TV to watch? What happens if I reach the bottom of my Netflix queue? These are just some of the questions I’ve been hearing lately as people are spending their quarantine time in front of their favorite streaming service. I answer these questions and offer up suggestions on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, CBS All Access and more as we all sit and mindlessly binge during the pandemic. Here’s the videoRead More →

14 May
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BECOMING Director:  Nadia HallgrenStarring: Michelle Obama, Adrian K. Collins, Barack Obama, Gayle King, Stephen Colbert Former First Lady Michelle Obama smashed records with her memoir, Becoming. Her 34-city book tour is now the center piece to bring her story to documentary format. The documentary poses as a behind-the-scenes look at the tour, and the women along the way that she has inspired. It cuts back and forth throughout in a chronological order as Michelle describes her childhood in the south side of Chicago, what happened when their family became the First Family, and what life has been like after they left office. Here’s my reviewRead More →

14 May
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DEAD TO ME Season 2 Creators: Liz FeldmanStarring: Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini, James Marsden, Sam McCarthy, Natalie Morales Season 2 of the hit Netflix show picks up the very next morning after the fatal events that occurred at the end of the first season. Jen (Applegate) and Judy (Cardellini) are still in a bit of shock after Judy’s ex-fiance Steve (Marsden) is shot to death in Jen’s pool. They are both guilty of lies and murder and they’ll have to keep up this charade even longer. Jen’s neighbor starts to get suspicious and home security cameras don’t make her feel any more at ease. JudyRead More →