05 August
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THE SANDMAN Creators: Neil Gaiman, Allan HeinbergStarring: Tom Sturridge, Gwendoline Christie, Boyd Holbrook, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Razane Jammal, Vanesu Samunyai, Jenna Coleman, Vivienne Acheampong, and Mason Alexander Park Fans have eagerly been waiting decades for Neil Gaiman’s comics The Sandman to be turned into a movie or series. The time has come as ten episodes of The Sandman are now streaming on Netflix. Tom Sturridge takes on the daunting task of playing The Sandman, who’s also referred to as Dream and Morpheus. He’s the Master of Dreams, and in the first episode, we see him imprisoned on Earth in an English estateRead 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 →

01 June
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WONDER WOMAN Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Elena Anaya Wonder Woman is the latest in the DC Extended Universe expanding on her storyline first introduced in Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice. There’s a lot riding on its success to keep this universe afloat after their previous movies have yielded mediocre reviews from audiences and critics. This version of Wonder Woman, with the dynamic Gal Gadot in the lead, traces the character back to her early days as a young Amazonian girl living off a private island shielded from Ares, the GreekRead More →

28 November
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LEGEND Writer/Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton, David Thewlis, Chazz Palminteri Tom Hardy continues to push himself as an actor with every role. This year he’s embarked on multiple projects from the phenomenal Mad Max Fury Road to The Revenant that comes out around Christmas. In Legend, he’s pulling double duty by starring as twin brothers Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The Krays made their way up the rankings of the London gangster scene in the early 1960s. Reggie was married and was a stoic businessman who owned various nightclubs. Ronnie, on the other hand, was openly gay, led a very flamboyantRead More →

18 November
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Director: James Marsh Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Enzo Cilenti, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson You better have Eddie Redmayne down as a frontrunner in your Oscar predictions. It’s too early to tell if he’s a lock for a win, but he will definitely hear his name called among the nominees for his role here as Stephen Hawking. In 1963, Hawking was earning his PhD while studying physics and cosmology at the University of Cambridge. While attending a party one night, he meets Jane Wilde, (Jones) and there is an infectious spark between them. They fall into deep conversation andRead More →