15 June
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CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Director: Cooper RaiffStarring: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Evan Assante, Raúl Castillo Last year Apple TV+ bought CODA out of the Sundance Film Festival, and it looks like they’re hoping to have another Sundance winner on their hands with Cha Cha Real Smooth from up-and-coming filmmaker Cooper Raiff. Raiff pulls triple duty here by writing, directing, and starring in the film as Andrew. He’s 22 years old living back at home with his mom (Leslie Mann) while trying to save some money. He works at a fast food joint called Meat Sticks but seems to findRead More →

18 March
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GLORIA BELL Directors: Sebastián LelioFeaturing: Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Alanna Ubach Julianne Moore is one of the greatest actresses working today. She’s proven with films like Boogie Nights, Magnolia, The Hours, and Still Alice that she can tackle emotionally rich and complex women. She stars as the title character in Gloria Bell. It’s written and directed by Sebastián Lelio and is an American remake of his 2013 Chilean film, Gloria. Gloria Bell is a middle-aged divorced woman navigating a new chapter of her life. Her children are all grown up starting families of their own, and sheRead More →

09 August
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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Director: Marc Forster Starring: Ewan McGregor, Haley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, Toby Jones Is Disney’s latest adaptation of A.A. Milne’s classic characters worth a family outing to the theater? Here’s my review.Read More →