08 December
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BEING THE RICARDOS Director: Aaron SorkinStarring: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, Jake Lacy Writer Aaron Sorkin has tackled trailblazers like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Now he’s peeling back the curtain on Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at a tumultuous time in their marriage and career in his new film Being the Ricardos. Aaron Sorkin pairs down their extensive life and career into a one-week period from a Monday table read of I Love Lucy through a Friday taping. Tapped to play Lucille is Nicole Kidman who finds her life upended when rumors spread about her being aRead More →

02 December
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ENCANTO Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro SmithStarring: Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Wilmer Valderamma, María Cecilia Botero, Jessica Darrow Disney has released two new animated films in 2021. First was Raya and the Last Dragon, and now Encanto is in theaters and winning over families with their traditional Disney magic. Both films continue Disney’s efforts at showcasing other cultures and traditions with Encanto centering on a magical family who live in the mountains of Columbia. The Madrigal Family has been gifted a special everlasting candle that has provided life’s blessings for generations. There are special gifts and talents passed down from one generation toRead More →

01 December
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THE BEATLES: GET BACK Director: Peter JacksonStarring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Michael Lindsay-Hoggm, Yoko Ono, Linda McCartney There’s no shortage of footage of The Beatles from any moment in their career, and yet, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson has made the new documentary The Beatles: Get Back a riveting, probing look at the Fab Four. It was early January 1969 and the Beatles hadn’t performed live together in nearly two years but were set to record a new live album and a TV special. They were on a tight schedule with merely two weeks to write and record 14 new songs andRead More →

22 November
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HOUSE OF GUCCI Director: Ridley ScottStarring: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston Director Ridley Scott shows no sign of slowing down as House of Gucci is his second big film to be released in 2021 following The Last Duel. The name Gucci was synonymous with wealth, style, and power. Their fashion house couldn’t be stopped and was full of large personalities within the Gucci family. It was 1978 in Milan when Patrizia Reggiani (Gaga) met young Maurizio Gucci (Driver) at a masked party. It was love at first sight for her when he discloses he’s a Gucci.Read More →

18 November
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TICK, TICK…BOOM! Director: Lin-Manuel MirandaStarring: Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, MJ Rodriguez, Joshua Henry, Bradley Whitford, Judith Light, Ben Ross Lin-Manuel Miranda has proven to a master of the arts. We know him as a rapper, actor, and composer thanks to powerhouses like In the Heights, Hamilton and Moana. Now he’s proving himself as a director with the Jonathan Larson musical, tick, tick…BOOM! Years before Jonathan Larson changed Broadway with his musical, Rent, he wrote an autobiographical musical, tick, tick, BOOM!. It was originally performed as a solo piece and later adapted as a three-person musical. Miranda expands this story aRead More →

18 November
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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Director: Jason ReitmanStarring: Paul Rudd, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson The ghosts of the past come back to haunt in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It’s been 37 years since the Ghostbusters saved New York City back in 1984. Since then, the group has disbanded and Egon Spengler left his family and moved to an old farm house in the middle of nowhere in Oklahoma. His daughter, Callie, and grandkids Phoebe and Trevor are left to take care of his rundown house after he passes away. They learn he was quite the eccentric one who everyone referredRead More →

18 November
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KING RICHARD Director: Reinaldo Marcus GreenStarring: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal Will Smith gives the best performance of his career in King Richard. He stars as Richard Williams, the father of Venus (Sidney) and Serena (Singleton) Williams. He had a 78-page plan for his daughters to become the greatest tennis players of all time. This was all written up before they were even born. Richard, his wife Oracene (Ellis) and their five girls lived in a small house in Compton until Venus was allowed to practice at a world-renown training facility. The strength and power of family isRead More →

11 November
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BELFAST Director: Kenneth BranaghStarring: Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Judi Dench Kenneth Branagh’s work as a director ranges from Shakespeare to Marvel to Cinderella. Now he’s making his most personal film to date with Belfast. Branagh heads back to the place he was born with Belfast to showcase a tumultuous time in 1969. Up and coming young actor Jude Hill plays nine-year-old Buddy who loves to frolic in the streets, watch westerns on TV, and is enraptured every time he goes to the movie theater. That happy time is interrupted when chaos erupts in the streets in a battle between the CatholicsRead More →

10 November
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RED NOTICE Director: Rawson Marshall ThurberStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos If I told you Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds were starring in a buddy action comedy wrapped up in a jewel heist scheme, you could probably plot out their entire new film Red Notice. It’s been said that Antony had gifted Cleopatra three bedazzled eggs. Many thought it was merely an urban legend until two eggs were found. The location of the third remains a mystery. These eggs come center stage for a master thief who goes by the name The Bishop, she’s played by Gal Gadot.  Hot onRead More →

10 November
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SPENCER Director: Pablo LarraínStarring: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Farthing, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry The life of Princess Diana continues to be explored with director Pablo Larraín’s new film Spencer. Don’t expect this film to be the traditional lifespan biopic. It’s an intimate look at three days in Diana Spencer’s marriage to Prince Charles who’s played by Jack Farthing. It’s Christmas Eve 1991 as Diana arrives at the Queen’s estate in Norfolk to celebrate the holidays. It’s a volatile time as she’s contemplating the future that she wants to have with Charles who would rather be with Camila Parker-Bowles. Diana is clearly excitedRead More →