16 December
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SWAN SONG Director: Benjamin ClearyStarring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Glenn Close, Awkwafina, Adam Beach The concept of cloning lays at the heart of Swan Song which features two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. If you knew your time on Earth was limited, how would you spend your days and how would you protect your family? Those are the struggles Mahershala Ali is facing as Cameron. He’s been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, but he doesn’t want his illness and death to be burden for his family. He’s a doting husband who’s expecting his second child with wife, Poppy. It’s set in the near future at aRead More →

05 October
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NO TIME TO DIE Director: Cary Joji FukunagaStarring: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Jeffrey Wright, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ralph Fiennes, Ana de Armas, Billy Magnussen, Christoph Waltz One of the most exciting eras of the James Bond franchise has come to an end as Daniel Craig finishes his run as Agent 007 in No Time to Die. James had been hoping to live off the grid leading a quiet life with the love of his life, Madeline (Seydoux) That can only last so long after his location is compromised, and old pal Felix Leiter (Wright) tracks him down with a newRead More →

04 December
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NO TIME TO DIE Director: Cary Joji FukunagaStarring: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Ana de Armas Bond. James Bond. Agent 007 is back in theaters for a thrilling new mission. No Time to Die is the 25th Bond movie, and Daniel Craig is back again as Bond and looks more pissed off than ever before. There’s trailer is a perfect little tease as it keys us in on a few things. Léa Seydoux’s Bond girl Madeleine Swann from Spectre will have an active role in this film. Specter villain, Blofeld (Christoph Waltz),Read More →

12 April
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RAMPAGE Director: Brad Peyton Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Ackerman, Jake Lacy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, P.J. Byrne Rampage is pure absurdity, but you already know that going in. You don’t go into a movie like this for high art. In the world of Rampage, advanced science has gotten to the point where genetic editing has officially become a weapon of mass destruction. Maybe that’s why it’s sequestered to outer space as the film opens. Pure lunacy, of course, so just go along with it. A space station carrying samples of genetic coding suffers a freak accident and explodes scattering the canisters containingRead More →

28 December
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2016: A YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 was not the best year when it came to the selections at your local movie theater. The spring brought out it the usual duds, the summer season was wildly disappointing, and the fall had a few great films to try and redeem itself. Big blockbuster movies like X-Men: Apocalypse, Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, and The Divergent Series: Allegiant were not greeted with the same sort of enthusiasm upon it’s release. All four were disappointing in some regard. We also saw reboots and revivals of franchises with Ghostbusters, Jason Bourne, Bridget Jones’s Baby,and Blair Witch; some of them wereRead More →

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 →

14 December
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The 23rd ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE 1. Captain Fantastic Annalise Basso Ann Dowd Nicholas Hamilton Frank Langella Erin Moriarty Missi Pyle Steve Zahn Shree Crooks Kathryn Hahn Samantha Isler George MacKay Viggo Mortensen Charlie Shotwell 2. Fences Jovan Adepo Stephen McKinley Henderson Saniyya Sidney Mykelti Williamson Viola Davis Russell Hornsby Denzel Washington 3. Hidden Figures Mahershala Ali Kirsten Dunst Aldis Hodge Jim Parsons Ocatavia Spencer Kevin Costner Taraji P. Henson Janelle Monae Glen Powell 4. Manchester By the Sea Casey Affleck Kyle Chandler Gretchen Mol Matthew Boderick Lucas Hedges Michelle Williams 5. Moonlight MahershalaRead More →

12 December
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THE 74th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Here are the nominations for the 74th Golden Globe Awards brought to you by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association BEST MOTION PICTURE-DRAMA 1. Hacksaw Ridge 2. Hell or High Water 3. Lion 4. Manchester By the Sea 5. Moonlight BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS-DRAMA 1. Amy Adams, Arrival 2. Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane 3. Ruth Negga, Loving 4. Natalie Portman, Jackie 5. Isabelle Huppert, Elle BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR-DRAMA 1. Casey Affleck, Manchester By the Sea 2. Joel Edgerton, Loving 3. Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge 4. Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic 5. Denzel Washington, Fences BEST MOTION PICTURE-COMEDY/MUSICAL 1.Read More →

08 December
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VARIETY – ACTORS ON ACTORS 2016 It’s that time of the year when Variety celebrates the exceptional films that are hitting theaters. They partner a variety of actors together to talk about their current films and what drives them in their career. I’ve watched quite a few so far and have plenty more to sit through. Some pairings work really well together (Tom Hanks and Viola Davis) while others feel a little off (Sorry, Sally Field!). Here are a few of them. If you want more, head over to Variety’s You Tube channel where they’ve posted all of them. Make sure to look for theRead More →

01 December
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MOONLIGHT Writer/Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris, André Holland In the 2014 film Boyhood, we watched a young boy grow up over a twelve year period. You can say that Moonlight shares a similar trajectory as we watch a young black man grow up over three different periods of his life. The first section showcases Chiron (Hibbert) as a nine-year old kid who’s nicknamed “Little” based on his smaller, weaker stature compared to the other kids his age. He barely speaks a word and is mercilessly teased by his classmates. His home life isn’tRead More →