08 December
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BEING THE RICARDOS Director: Aaron SorkinStarring: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, Jake Lacy Writer Aaron Sorkin has tackled trailblazers like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Now he’s peeling back the curtain on Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at a tumultuous time in their marriage and career in his new film Being the Ricardos. Aaron Sorkin pairs down their extensive life and career into a one-week period from a Monday table read of I Love Lucy through a Friday taping. Tapped to play Lucille is Nicole Kidman who finds her life upended when rumors spread about her being aRead More →

07 December
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BEING THE RICARDOS Interviews – Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Aaron Sorkin, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were groundbreaking icons in the entertainment industry. Writer/Director Aaron Sorkin peels back the curtain on a tumultuous time in their marriage and career in the new film Being the Ricardos. I sat down with Sorkin and his brilliant cast: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, and Nina Arianda. A few fun highlights! -Nicole Kidman having a cheerleader in Aaron Sorkin after she received casting backlash -Aaron Sorkin giving writing advice after saying to me, “That’s exactly right. You put it well.” -J.K. Simmons comments onRead More →

24 August
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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Director: Jon WattsStarring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalan, J.K. Simmons, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Benedict Wong, Alfred Molina The highly anticipated teaser trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home premiered last night at CinemaCon in Vegas. This came after someone behind the scences leaked a very rough looking version of it on TikTok causing Film Twitter to lose their minds. The third official Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland looks to be the biggest one of the three following Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Here’s what we know so far. Spider-Man’s identity has been revealed as Peter Parker causingRead More →

01 July
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THE TOMORROW WAR Director: Chris McKayStarring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons, Jasmine Mathews The big fourth of July tentpole movie won’t be opening in theaters this year but is a new Amazon Prime film with Chris Pratt. The Tomorrow War premieres on Amazon July 2. Early on we hear Chris Pratt’s character Dan Forester proclaim that he’s meant to do something special after learning he’s rejected for a new job. He’s a high school teacher and that neighborly guy next door wanting something more in life. What comes next is something he could never have imagined. Soldiers fromRead 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 July
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PALM SPRINGS Director: Max BarbakowStarring: Andy Samberg, Christin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Camila Mendes, Tyler Hoechlin, June Squibb Andy Samberg has been making people laugh for years with his goofy characters and sketches whether its Saturday Night Live and Brooklyn Nine Nine or movies like Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping or Hot Rod. He shows off a promising new side of himself in the movie Palm Springs. Samberg is one of the many guests at a Palm Springs wedding. His character, Nyles, is a lost soul and isn’t quite in love with his girlfriend anymore. He hooks up with Sarah, the maid of honor playedRead 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 →

13 January
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PATRIOTS DAY Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, Themo Melikidze, Alex Wolff, Melissa Benoist, Khandi Alexander, Jimmy O. Yang, Jake Picking There are three things that you can do on Patriots Day. You can watch the marathon, run in the marathon, or go cheer on the Boston Red Sox. It’s practically a holy day of observation for Bostonians to honor their city and community. That was all tested on April 15, 2013 when two brothers set off pressure cooker bombs near the finish line. The tragic event rocked the nation, and now director Peter Berg reteams withRead More →

15 December
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LA LA LAND Writer/Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Josh Pence, Finn Wittrock Sometimes we look to the movies to provide escapism. We want to get away from our everyday life for whatever reason it may be. We can disappear into another world with relatable characters to live out some fantasy for two hours. La La Land will be that movie that sweeps you away from your troubles as you fall in love all over again with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Maybe it’s just the music theater side of me that geeked out over the beginningRead More →

13 October
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THE ACCOUNTANT Director: Gavin O’Connor Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson Ben Affleck is no stranger to the action genre. He’s currently in between Batman projects so he still has the body to take anybody down that gets in his path. The Accountant is slightly different than some of his other genre films. When Christian Wolff was a kid, he showed signs attributed to autism. He was a genius with numbers and had OCD type behavior. It was a time when kids didn’t live in a sensory-friendly world. Even his dad refused to acknowledgeRead More →