10 November
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WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY Director: Eric AppelStarring: Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson, Arturo Castro, Toby Huss, Diedrich Bader There’s no other artist out there like Weird Al Yankovic, and there’s no other rock biopic like Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. It’s said early on that “Life is like a parody of your favorite song.” This comes from the movie’s narrator with that super serious “In a world…” voice. Right then and there, director Eric Appel sets the exact tone of this movie. We see a young Al Yankovic listening to Doctor Demento (Wilson) with a Mad Magazine poster on hisRead More →

04 October
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BLONDE Writer/Director: Andrew DominikStarring: Ana de Armas, Adrian Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel, Evan Williams There have been multiple movies both on the big and small screen hoping to shed light on Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe. While I haven’t seen every iteration, I can’t help but think that the new movie Blonde is the most repulsive and disrespectful we’ve seen so far. Blonde has been adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ controversial novel of the same name. Oates writes, “Blonde is a radically distilled “life” in the form of fiction.” I mention that to call attention to the fact that writer/director Andrew Dominik hasRead More →

04 May
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MARE OF EASTTOWN Creator: Brad InglesbyStarring: Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Evan Peters, Guy Pearce, Julianne Nicholson, David Denman Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce won rave reviews for the HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce in 2011. They’ve now reunited ten years later for the new HBO limited series, Mare of Eastown. Winslet stars as the title character, Mare Sheehan. She’s the detective sergeant in the small community of Easttown, Pennsylvania. It’s been one year since the disappearance of young girl. All eyes are on Mare who hasn’t cracked the case yet and pressure is building. Her home life is crumbling as her ex-husband is set to beRead More →

05 January
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I, TONYA Director: Craig Gillespie Starring: Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale If you thought you knew the story of Tonya Harding then think again. I, Tonya takes unique approach at telling her side of the story. The film is structured around on-camera interviews with key players in Harding’s life and those involved in the infamous battle between her and Nancy Kerrigan. It starts off going back to Tonya’s early skating days as she grew up to become one of the greatest skaters to hit the ice. Yes, you read that correctly. She was the first American femaleRead More →

10 January
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AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Director: John Wells Starring: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Shepard Did you have some family drama over the holidays? People acting crazy around the dinner table? Just wait until you meet the Weston family. Your family will seem a whole heck of a lot more normal after you spend a few hours with the Westons. Patriarch Beverly (Shepard) is an alcoholic and former poet who can no longer tolerate his marriage to Violet (Streep). After thirty plus years and three daughters, the love they once hadRead More →