16 December
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SWAN SONG Director: Benjamin ClearyStarring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close, Awkwafina, Adam Beach The concept of cloning lays at the heart of Swan Song which features two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. If you knew your time on Earth was limited, how would you spend your days and how would you protect your family? Those are the struggles Mahershala Ali is facing as Cameron. He’s been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, but he doesn’t want his illness and death to be burden for his family. He’s a doting husband who’s expecting his second child with wife, Poppy. It’s set in the near future at aRead More →

30 April
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FOUR GOOD DAYS Director: Rodrigo GarcíaStarring: Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Joshua Leonard, Stephen Root, Chad Lindberg, Violet Brinson Mila Kunis shows off her range in the new film Four Good Days as she steps far away from the traditional comedies she’s known for and tackles the pain of addiction. She stars as Molly, a heroine addict who comes knocking on her mother’s door begging for help. Her mom, Deb played by Glenn Close, has been in this situation many times before and shuts the door in her daughter’s face. She’s been hearing the “I’ve changed” speech for ten years now and can’t take the hurtRead More →

29 April
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FOUR GOOD DAYS Interviews – Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Diane Warren Glenn Close and Mila Kunis star in the powerful new film Four Good Days. I sat down with the two of them and composer Diane Warren to talk about telling this true story of addiction honestly, Mila describes working with GLENN CLOSE, and the power of music in film. The film is in select theaters, April 30. **click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube channel for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

10 November
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HILLBILLY ELEGY Director: Ron HowardStarring: Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Owen Asztalos Amy Adams and Glenn Close are a dream team together. Both are phenomenal actresses, but I wish their new film Hillbilly Elegy lived up to their potential. It is based on the memoir from J.D. Vance played as an adult by Gabriel Basso. J.D. grew up in the Appalachia region but has tried to overcome the hardships his family faced and is now attending Yale Law School. Just as he’s set for an all-important job interview, he learns his mother, Bev, played by Amy Adams has suffered aRead More →

22 February
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PAUL PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS (Some of them…) It’s been quite the year when it comes to Oscars 2019. It think it’s going to go down in the books as the most controversial, disastrous, and unpredictable lead up to the big night. The Academy has had to back track on many decisions in terms of their telecast and their desperate ploy to cut the run time down to three hours. No need to get into all of those bumpy bricks in the road at this point. Let’s focus in on eight of the categories. Here are my predictions of who will win on Sunday andRead More →

27 January
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THE 25th SAG AWARDS – THE WINNERS Here are the winners for The 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. The only big surprise of the night was for Emily Blunt for Best Supporting Actress. She won for her fearless work in A Quiet Place, but the big front runner in this category for the Oscars is Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. King did not get the SAG nomination. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Black PantherAngela BassettChadwick BosemanSterling K. BrownWinston DukeMartin FreemanDanai GuriraMichael B. JordanDaniel KaluuyaLupita Nyong’oAndy SerkisForest WhitakerLetitia Wright Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Rami Malek,Read More →

22 January
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THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Lead Actress: Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice” Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “Vice”Read More →

14 January
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THE 24th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS BEST PICTURERoma BEST ACTORChristian Bale – Vice BEST ACTRESSGlenn Close – The WifeLady Gaga – A Star Is Bor BEST SUPPORTING ACTORMahershala Ali – Green Book BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSRegina King – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSElsie Fisher – Eighth Grade BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEThe Favourite BEST DIRECTORAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYPaul Schrader – First Reformed BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYBarry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNHannah Beachler, Jay Hart – Black Panther BEST EDITINGTom Cross – First Man BEST COSTUME DESIGNRuth Carter – Black Panther BESTRead More →

07 January
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THE 76th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the Golden Globe goes to… Best Motion Picture – DramaBohemian Rhapsody Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyGreen Book Best DirectorAlfonso Cuaron, Roma Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaRami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody Best Actress in a Motion Picture – DramaGlenn Close, The Wife Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyOlivia Colman, The Favourite Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyChristian Bale, Vice Best Supporting ActorMahershala Ali, Green Book Best Supporting ActressRegina King, If Beale Street Could Talk Best ScreenplayPeter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Green Book Best AnimatedRead More →

01 August
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Director: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Benecio Del Toro, Djimon Hounsou, Glenn Close, John C. Reilly Move over Avengers, because Marvel has a whole new set of heroes that are worth checking out and worth our money at the box office. This is the third Marvel release this summer after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Funnyman Chris Pratt suits up as Peter Quill, a.k.a Star-Lord, a pilot who was abducted into space as a kid on the same night his mother died. He now finds himselfRead More →