12 October
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MARSHALL Director: Reginald Hudlin Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, James Cromwell, Dan Stevens, Kate Hudson, Keesha Sharp, John Magaro, Jussie Smollett, Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas Chadwick Boseman seems to be your go-to-guy for playing historical figures. Most people probably just know him as Black Panther from Captain America: Civil War. This is his third biopic after playing Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up. In 1941, Thurgood Marshall was the sole lawyer for the NAACP. He was brought on to defend many African Americans on trial as he was a champion at what he did for those that neverRead More →

29 April
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MOTHER’S DAY Director: Gary Marshall Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Margo Martindale, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Hector Elizondo, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Pine, Sarah Chalke, Jack Whitehall I hate watching bad movies, but I sure do love writing about them. Such is the case for Mother’s Day. Long-time comedy director Gary Marshall continues his “holiday” themed movies with Mother’s Day, which follows Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve. It’s another ensemble film with many intersecting storylines and one little twist along the way. Those other films had boasted a huge cast of A-listers. I had gathered by this film’s poster that maybeRead More →

27 January
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KUNG FU PANDA 3 Director: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Starring: Jack Black, J.K. Simmons, Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, David Cross, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Lucy Liu, Kate Hudson The adventures of Po and the Furious Five continue on this third chapter of the Dreamworks’ franchise. Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Dustin Hoffman and the rest of the gang are all back along with some new faces for this story about the power between fathers and son. Master Shifu (Hoffman) announces that he is offering his final class of enlightenment and kung fu training and is handing the teaching reigns overRead More →