24 September
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CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY Interviews – Lena Dunham, Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott and Joe Alwyn Lena Dunham wrote and directed the funny new film, Catherine Called Birdy. It’s a period comedy but told with a YA bent to it. I sat down with Dunham and her cast Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, and Joe Alwyn to talk about their new film. Now in theaters and streaming on Prime Video October 7. If you like the video, make to sure click the thumbs up “Like” button, click SUBSCRIBE, and turn on those notifications for more reviews and interviews. You don’t want to miss out. I have some reallyRead More →

22 July
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THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER Director: Augustine FrizzellStarring: Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Felicity Jones, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn There’s something about settling in for a sweeping romantic drama hoping that it takes your breath away. That’s the goal for the new Netflix weeper, The Last Letter from Your Lover. Author Jojo Moyes is no stranger for taking readers on a ride. Her latest page to screen adaptation spans decades thanks old fashioned, long form love letters. It’s London 1965 and Shailene Woodley’s Jennifer Stirling seems a bit unhappy in her new life with her husband. It’s the stuffy and privileged life she isn’t accustomedRead More →

17 December
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Director: Josie Rourke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Gemma Chan In 1561, Mary Stuart (Ronan) returns to Scotland as a divorced Catholic woman now taking over the throne as the Queen of Scotland. There is a clash of royalty as her cousin, Elizabeth 1 (Robbie), is the Queen of England and Ireland at the time. Elizabeth is a Protestant, and there’s a clash of religions for who is the rightful heir to the throne, Mary or Elizabeth. If Mary would to re-marry and have a child, it would drastically affect the lineage in place. She would ideallyRead More →

07 December
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THE FAVOURITE Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn Queen Anne (Colman) is in frail health, often bedridden with infections and other ailments. Sarah (Weisz), her lady in waiting, stands by in affection, not only for her but for a position of power. Sarah’s cousin, Abigail (Stone), is dropped off at the steps of the palace hoping for employment as one of the Queen’s servants. What the Queen doesn’t realize is that her new servant has her own ambitions for the crown. Abigail has to first charm her way through Sarah to get in the Queen’s goodRead More →

08 November
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BOY ERASED Writer/Director: Joel Edgerton Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Britton Sear, Joe Alwyn, Cherry Jones Lucas Hedges has secured himself as a promising star on the rise thanks to his work in Manchester by the Sea and Lady Bird. In Boy Erased, he continues his string of playing these fractured young men in that transition period of growing up. He plays Jared who realizes his truth of being gay while in college. It’s not an easy discovery, but one that comes with consequences given that his parents are deeply religious with his dad being a localRead More →