05 January
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HIDDEN FIGURES Director: Theodore Melfi Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Jim Parson, Kirsten Dunst, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell Names like John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldrin are household names thanks to their bravery and willingness to go into space. What about all of those behind the scenes unsung heroes that made it all possible? That’s the idea behind Hidden Figures as it looks at three African-American women who were pioneers at NASA, and yet, no one knows their story. In an aptly used flashback moment that opens the movie, we’re told that even at aRead More →

08 April
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EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! Writer/Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Justin Street, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Temple Baker, J. Quinton Johnson, Will Brittain You may remember me obsessing over Richard Linklater’s previous film Boyhood when it arrived in theaters in 2014 and became a big awards season contender. I also highlighted his film Dazed and Confused as part of my Criterion Collection series. His latest film, Everybody Wants Some!!, is considered the “spiritual sequel” to Dazed. No, we’re not seeing what happened to the characters previously played by Matthew McConaughey or Ben Affleck. Linklater has chosen a whole new cast of upRead More →