16 June
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LUCA Director: Enrico CasarosaStarring: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo Not every Pixar film will be the next Toy Story or Inside Out that changes the game and power of animation. Some are sweet little fables like Luca. Jacob Tremblay lends his voice to Luca, a sea monster with a pursuit for the unknown. He loves exploring and is fascinated in the objects humans drop into the sea. He’s been told to fear these land monsters and their boats from his parents. Luca’s life is forever changed when he’s pulled ashore and morphs into a human body thanksRead More →

08 November
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DOCTOR SLEEP Writer/Director: Mike FlanaganStarring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Jacob Tremblay, Carel Struycken, Emily Alyn Lind Danny Torrance and his mother, Wendy, may have survived the horrors of the Overlook Hotel but that doesn’t mean that those events didn’t stick with them for life. Now as an adult, Dan (McGregor) has tried to shut away those memories and quiet “the shine” within him, but the years of trauma have taken their toll. He’s become an alcoholic spiraling into a messy life. He wasn’t the only one gifted with the shine as he learns that a young girl named Abra (Curran) may be oneRead More →

13 June
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DOCTOR SLEEP Writer/Director: Mike FlanaganStarring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Carl Lumbly, Emily Alyn Lind Warner Bros. has unleashed their first teaser trailer and poster for Doctor Sleep. Yes, it’s called Doctor Sleep and not “Redrum” like the poster may look. If you know your Stephen King canon, you may remember that “Redrum” is a phrase used in The Shining. Doctor Sleep is his follow up published in 2013. Bringing this story to the big screen is writer/director Mike Flanagan who has become a force in the horror genre with film like Oculus, Hush, and the Netflix series The HauntingRead More →

13 September
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THE PREDATOR Director: Shane Black Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Jacob Tremblay, Trevante Rhodes, Sterling K. Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Augusto Aguilera The Predator is the fourth in this franchise and sixth if you include the two Alien vs Predator movies. Should we just retire this creature? Here’s my review. Check out more reviews, interviews, and my appearances on KSTP’s “Twin Cities Live” on my You Tube channel. Click HERE for more and don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE.Read More →

16 November
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WONDER Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Daveed Diggs, Kadji Jeter, Mandy Patinkin The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio has taken schools by storm due to its sensitive subject of bullying and feeling accepted. Now we’re getting the big screen treatment with a pretty strong cast. Jacob Tremblay (Room) stars as ten-year-old Auggie. As he states in the opening voice-over, he’s no ordinary kid despite doing what kids his age like to do like play with lightsabers and pretend he’s flying into outer space. He has a big imagination and often uses that to escape from the harsh realitiesRead More →

30 October
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ROOM Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, William H. Macy The opening night gala film for the 2015 Twin Cities Film Fest was Room starring Brie Larson, which also received the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. Expectations were high, but I went in knowing very little about the story. I came out absolutely blown away having gone through an emotional rollercoaster. Jack (Tremblay) is celebrating his fifth birthday with his mom (Larson) in the only place he knows about, which is Room. Room is the small little space they live in. There’s a sink, tub, rug,Read More →