15 December
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COLLATERAL BEAUTY Director: David Frankel Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley, Jacob Latimore, Naomie Harris, Ann Dowd Sometimes you need those movies that are a little bit schmaltzy to put you in just the right mood for Christmas. It can be a hard time for people who have lost a loved one whether it’s a child, parent, or significant other. This film is for that audience. You could consider Collateral Beauty a Christmas movie as the whole thing is set at that time, yet the script doesn’t directly refer to the holiday as much as you would expect.Read More →

20 September
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EVEREST Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Debicki I already knew this, but Everest has now confirmed that I have no desire to go climb Mount Everest or any other summit like that. In 1996 two expeditions attempt to make their way to the top of Mount Everest. Jason Clarke plays Rob Hall, an expedition leader based out of New Zealand who is bringing a group of amateur hikers up with his company Adventure Consultants. Texas pathologist Beck Weathers (Brolin) and journalist Jon Krakauer (Kelly) were two membersRead More →

25 December
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THE IMITATION GAME Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong You probably have never heard of the name Alan Turing before unless you are a World War II scholar. It’s quite a shame when you think about all of his accomplishments. In 1952, Turing’s (Cumberbatch) apartment has been robbed and the police arrive to investigate. He ends up being arrested for gross indecency and the authorities have no idea about the history of the man they just arrested. At the time, homosexuality was illegal and was grounds for Turing’s arrest. The film cuts backRead More →

12 July
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BEGIN AGAIN Director: John Carney Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, James Corden, Mos Def, Cee Lo Green I always enjoy a good movie inspired by music or when the music ends up being a driving factor of the story. It adds another dimension to the emotional arch I go through as a moviegoer. Greta (Knightley) is that kind of bashful singer/songwriter that writes great music and wants to be a performer but can’t muster up that “throw caution to the wind” type attitude needed to perform at an open mic night. Her buddy Steve (Corden) drags her up onstageRead More →

09 July
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TWIN CITIES LIVE July 9, 2014         We’ve got two movies inspired by music with Begin Again and A Hard Day’s Night and my favorite film of the year so far, Life Itself. 1. Life Itself, starring: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Martin Scorsese 2. Begin Again, starring: Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightly, Adam Levine 3. A Hard Day’s Night, starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr Here’s the video: Video courtesy of Twin Cities Live/KSTP You can find all of my past segments HERE. As always, thank you so much for watching and your continual support. I truly appreciate it!Read More →