29 July
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NOT OKAY Writer/Director: Quinn ShepardStarring: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mia Isaac, Embeth Davidtz, Brennan Brown, Nadia Alexander It’s commonplace right now to hear the words “social media personality” “influencer” and “hashtag” There’s good money to be made from that comes with that line of work. Zoey Deutch stars in Not Okay, a satire looking at that very trend. Deutch stars as Danni Sanders who’s struggling to find her purpose and career. She works as a photo editor but would rather be a writer. She wants to be known, loved, and wants to matter. She meets Colin (O’Brien) who’s a social media influencer with all theRead More →

28 July
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VENGEANCE Director: B.J. NovakStarring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Ashton Kutcher, Dove Cameron, J. Smith-Cameron Audiences may know B.J. Novak best from his days on The Office. Now he’s making his feature film debut as a writer and director with Vengeance. Novak also leads the film as Ben, a writer for the New Yorker who now wants to be a podcaster hoping to tell a great story that connects with people. It feels like he’s going through a bit of an existential crisis with his thoughts about the state of America, relationships, and everything in between as he tells John Mayer at an event. Yes, thatRead More →

25 July
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THE LOST CITY Sandra Bullock is back in prime form in The Lost City as she plays with her physical comedy strengths next to Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, and Brad Pitt! She stars as Loretta Sage, a romance novelist who could barely finish writing her latest novel “The Lost City of D.” Now, she must go on a press tour with her cover model, Alan, who’s played by Channing Tatum. Loretta and Alan don’t quite see eye to eye, and after a disastrous event, she’s kidnapped by Daniel Radcliffe’s Abigail Fairfax. He’s a wealthy billionaire who believes that the “Lost City of D” is aRead More →

21 July
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ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE Director: Billy PorterStarring: Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Simone Joy Jones Billy Porter is an Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner. Now he’s adding director to his resume with Anything’s Possible. “Anything’s Possible” is an uplifting title for a high school coming of age story. We’ve seen plenty of examples of this subgenre, but this film features a trans girl, Kelsa, at its center. She’s played by Eva Reign. It’s the first day of senior year, and Kelsa is just trying to survive her final year of high school. While she documents her transition of being trans on YouTube, she doesn’t wantRead More →

21 July
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NOPE Director: Jordan PeeleStarring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Keith David, Donna Mills, Barbie Ferreira Jordan Peele quickly became an in-demand director after his Oscar winning Get Out shook audiences. He’s now back with his third film, NOPE, looking to challenge audiences all over again. Peele reunites with Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya who stars as O.J. Haywood. He works for his family business training horses for Hollywood movies. He’s struggling over his father’s tragic and untimely death. His sister, Emerald (Palmer), also works for Haywood’s Hollywood Horses and is the energetic face of the company. Their latest client isRead More →

20 July
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THE GRAY MAN Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe RussoStarring: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page, Billy Bob Thorton, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush The Russo brothers are known for their work with the Avengers and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s hoping they have another potential franchise on their hands with The Gray Man. Ryan Gosling stars as the titular character. We first him in prison in 2003 when he’s visited by Billy Bob Thorton’s character, a CIA agent who promises to commute his sentence if he agrees to work for the CIA taking down other wanted bad guys.Read More →

20 July
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HALLOWEEN ENDS Director: David Gordon GreenStarring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Kyle Richards, Will Patton, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney Fans have been eagerly anticipating the trailer for Halloween Ends, the final film in the new trilogy by David Gordon Green. Green set out to make a direct sequel to the original John Carpenter classic reuniting Jamie Lee Curtis’ final girl, Laurie Strode, with Michael Myers forty years later. The sequel, Halloween Kills, picked up the very same night as Halloween (2018) and saw Haddonfield coming together as a mob to take down Michael. Four years have passed when Halloween Ends picks up. Here’s theRead More →

14 July
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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING Director: Olivia NewmanStarring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr, Garret Dillahunt Delia Owens’ novel Where the Crawdads Sing has been a mainstay on the New York Times bestseller list ever since Reese Witherspoon raved about it and put it in her book club. Now her production company Hello Sunshine has turned it into a movie hoping to win over a new audience. It’s set in the marshes of North Carolina when two young boys discover a dead body under a fire tower. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Catherine “Kya” Clark who is instantly targetedRead More →

14 July
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PERSUASION Director: Carrie CracknellStarring: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Henry Golding, Richard E. Grant Jane Austen continues to enchant writers and moviegoers long after her books were published. The latest page to screen adaptation of one of her classics is the Dakota Johnson-led Persuasion streaming on Netflix. The novel may have been published in 1817 shortly after her death, but this new take offers up a slightly new concept for telling this story. Dakota Johnson breaks the fourth wall and addresses her audience as Ann Elliot and informs us she was almost married once to Frederick Wentworth who held her heart but was persuaded not toRead More →

07 July
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STRANGER THINGS Season 4, Vol. 2 Creators: The Duffer BrothersStarring: Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Joseph Quinn, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton Stranger Things fans have been eagerly anticipating the final two episodes of Season 4 and it’s a supersized finale to a jam-packed season. Episode 8 “Papa” picks up right where we left off with an opening scene akin to A Nightmare on Elm Street. We find Nancy in the Upside Down terrorized by Vecna as she learns the truths of his origins and connections to the Hawkins Lab.Read More →