09 February
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DEATH ON THE NILE Director: Kenneth BranaghStarring: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Letitia Wright, Sophie Okonedo, Emma Mackey Kenneth Branagh introduced a new audience to the iconic Agatha Christie when he directed and starred in Murder On the Orient Express. He’s back as Detective Poirot for Death On the Nile. Poirot escapes to Egypt for a little vacation but finds himself in the midst of  celebrating newlyweds Simon Doyle (Hammer) and his beautiful bride Linette Ridgeway (Gadot) and all their guests. While they’re all aboard a riverboat cruise, Linette is found dead in her bedroom leadingRead 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 →

15 March
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ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE Director: Zack SnyderStarring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Mamoa, Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill, Jeremy Irons, Ciarán Hinds, Joe Manganiello, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Jared Leto, Amber Heard, Joe Morton, Kiersey Clemons Director Zack Snyder kicked off the new DC Extended Universe with Man of Steel in 2013. His third film in the franchise Justice League came out in 2017 and left fans bewildered and confused. It didn’t feel like the Zack Snyder tone we’d seen so far given the rewrites and reshoots at the hands of director Joss Whedon who came in after Snyder left production due to aRead 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 →

15 December
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“WONDER WOMAN 1984” Interviews – Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot rule the DC Extended Universe with both of their Wonder Woman films. I sat down with them to talk about upping the ante for the sequel, real life superheroes, working with Maestro Hans Zimmer, and what it was like for Gadot the first time she tried on the Wonder Woman costume. Check out my interviews for their new film Wonder Woman 1984 coming to theaters and HBO Max on December 25, 2020. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel and turn on those notifications! I have someRead More →

21 November
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RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Directors: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O’Neill, Alfred Molina Ralph (Reilly) and Vanellope (Silverman) have become very accustomed to living their lives inside the arcade in both of their video games. That all changes when the owner, Mr. Litwak (O’Neill), plugs a wi-fi router into their outlet. They have no idea what’s inside the Internet, but Vanellope’s always up for an adventure. Vanellope’s game Sugar Rush malfunctions when the steering wheel breaks off the machine. A couple of customers inform Mr. Litwak that theRead More →

11 January
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THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the winners are… BEST PICTURE The Shape of Water BEST ACTOR Gary Oldman – Darkest Hour BEST ACTRESS Frances McDormand – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Sam Rockwell – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Allison Janney – I, Tonya BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Brooklynn Prince – The Florida Project BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri BEST DIRECTOR Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Jordan Peele – Get Out BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY James Ivory – Call Me by Your Name BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Roger DeakinsRead More →

16 November
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JUSTICE LEAGUE Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Joe Morton DC Comics continues to crank out movies in their superhero universe in hopes of veering the franchise in the right direction. Earlier this year we saw the release of Wonder Woman, which came as a sigh of relief for many fans and was the first big success for DC’s Extended Universe. Like the old saying goes, one step forward and two steps back for DC with Justice League. That’s not to say it’s terrible. IRead 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 →

24 March
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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Scoot McNairy, Holly Hunter It feels like we’ve been seeing trailers and teases for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for at least a year now. Well the time has finally come to see the two legendary DC Comics superheroes face one another for the ultimate showdown. Ben Affleck steps in as the latest actor to don the cape and cowl. His Bruce Wayne arrives in Metropolis as it’s currently under attack from General Zod. It’s the same sequence that endedRead More →