07 December
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SHE SAID Director: Maria SchraderStarring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andrew Braugher, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Ehle, Ashley Judd The takedown of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was something that rocked the industry and felt like a long time coming. The new film, She Said, takes an investigative eye into how that happened. It’s based on the book of the same name written by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Mulligan) who led the charge in reporting this story. The film picks up with Megan Twohey finishing a piece on the allegations made against President Donald Trump only to find that votersRead More →

24 February
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Eloise Mumford, Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle Bite that lip, Ana! You’ll notice very early on that the biting of the lip is just one of Anastasia Steele’s (Johnson) trademark mannerisms. She is young and very innocent. She heads off to Grey Enterprises to interview entrepreneur Christian Grey (Dornan) for her roommate Kate (Mumford) who is out sick. Ana is taken by surprise by how good-looking he is and mumbles through a majority of the questions Kate had prepared. He is instantly attracted to her as well. His dashing bachelor mindsetRead More →

20 February
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ROBOCOP Director: José Padilha Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Michael K. Williams, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Earl Haley Valentine’s Day weekend brought us three remakes of ’80s films. Three? Really? Yes, I kid you not.  Apparently we are void of any original love stories to be told for that special day. I vaguely recall seeing the original 1987 Paul Verhoeven flick edited for television many years ago when I was a kid flipping channels. Needless to say, I went in fresh without an ingrained memories of Peter Weller suited up taking on the criminals. Jump forward toRead More →