14 January
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WANDAVISION Director: Matt ShakmanStarring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Randall Park, Kat Dennings, Teyonah Parris Marvel is going in a new direction to kick off Phase 4. Their latest project is not a massive blockbuster film, but rather WandaVision, a new 30 minute series now streaming on Disney+. Audiences were introduced to Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff in Avengers Age of Ultron while Paul Bettany first provided the voice of Vision in Iron Man. Throughout the extensive Infinity Saga, we’ve seen both characters put through the ringer. Now, we’re finding them in a new setting as characters in a sitcom.Read More →

12 January
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ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Director: Regina KingStarring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Leslie Odom Jr, Aldis Hodge, Lance Reddick, Michael Imperioli, Beau Bridges Regina King went from a child star on 227 to a 4-time Emmy winner and Oscar winner. She’s now making her feature film directorial debut with One Night in Miami which has been adapted from the stage play by Kemp Powers. Powers also wrote the film’s screenplay. He’s having a strong 2020 after co-writing and co-directing Pixar’s Soul. Powers imagines a meeting between four legendary figures: football player Jim Brown, activist Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke, and boxer Mohammad Ali. It’s February 25,Read More →

06 January
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PIECES OF A WOMAN Director: Kornél MundruczóStarring: Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Benny Safdie, Iliza Shlesinger, Sarah Snook, Molly Parker There are some movies that no matter how strong the acting is, or how important the subject may be, that I only need to ever see once. The new Netflix film Pieces of a Woman is that kind of movie. As Martha and Sean, Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeof play a couple eagerly anticipating the birth of their young daughter. The day arrives only for tragedy to hit the young couple forever altering what was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives.Read More →

23 December
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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Director: Emerald FennellStarring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Carey Mulligan gives one of the sharpest performances of the year in Promising Young Woman. It may just be her best performance to date as well. Mulligan stars as Cassie, promising young woman who knows exactly how to play the men who try to take advantage of her. I debated if the opening scene needed a trigger warning as it involves a date rape involving Cassie. Just when you think the movie is going too far, writer/director Emerald Fennell throws in a curveball showing Cassie to beRead More →

22 December
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SYLVIE’S LOVE Director: Eugene AsheStarring: Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jemima Kirke, Aja Naomi King, Lance Reddick, Eva Longoria, Wendy McLendon-Covey Ryan Michelle Bathe A timeless love story with a jazz backdrop lies at the heart of the new film Sylvie’s Love. It’s the late 1950s in New York City when Robert, a jazz saxophonist spots Sylvie behind the counter of a record store. Our central couple is played by Nnamdi Asomugha and Tessa Thompson. His musical expertise leads him to getting a job laying room for them to fall in love. With this being a love story, there must be a catch as Sylvie isRead More →

22 December
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THE MIDNIGHT SKY Director: George ClooneyStarring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Tiffany Boone, Caoilinn Springall, Demián Bichir Oscar winner George Clooney has directed a variety films from Good Night and Good Luck to The Monuments Men and more. His newest, The Midnight Sky, is his most ambitious yet. A catastrophic event hit Earth leaving very few behind. Clooney stars as Augustine, a scientist stationed on the Artic despite battling a terminal disease. His mission is to stay in contact with the space station Aether and warn them of what happened back on Earth as they’re in orbit around one of Jupiter’s moons.Read More →

21 December
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NEWS OF THE WORLD Director: Paul GreengrassStarring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Elizabeth Marvel, Mare Winningham Director Paul Greengrass first teamed up with Oscar winner Tom Hanks for the true story Captain Phillips in 2013. Their new film News of the World arrive in theaters on Christmas. It’s 1870, five years after the Civil War and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, played by Tom Hanks, travels town to town delivering news headlines and stories to anyone who gathers around his podium. The effects of the war are still being felt with the divide and racism still at play. Captain Kidd comes across a young girl, named Johanna,Read More →

18 December
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SOUL Director: Pete Docter, Kemp PowersStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Daveed Diggs, Questlove, Donnell Rawlings, Wes Studi Pixar has taken us to infinity and beyond and inside the mind of a young girl. Their new film Soul takes us deep within ourselves. Jamie Foxx lends his dynamic voice to Joe Gardner, a band teacher who finds himself stuck in a bit of a rut as his kids are unmotivated and lacking any enthusiasm for jazz. Joe gets the opportunity to play at a prestigious night club with the illustrious Dorothea Williams voiced by Angela Bassett. His night doesn’t goRead More →

16 December
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MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Director: George C. WolfeStarring: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige Chadwick Boseman has forever left a lasting impression on the film industry. His final performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the bookend to a beautiful life and career. Viola Davis tackles the title role of the Mother of Blues, Ma Rainey. Crowds come in droves to see in her Georgia. She’s not as widely recognized when she lands in Chicago for a recording session. She’s late and the same can be said for her horn player Levee, played by Chadwick Boseman. TheRead More →

15 December
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WONDER WOMAN 1984 Director: Patty JenkinsStarring: Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielson Trust me when I tell you that director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot rule the DC Extended Universe. Their latest, Wonder Woman 1984, will be in theaters and will be streaming on HBO Max on Christmas. In the first film, we saw Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman fall in love with Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor during the first world war. Flash forward to 1984, and Diana now works for the Smithsonian by day while mourning the loss of her great love. Her newest colleague Barbara Minerva, playedRead More →