22 January
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PARALLEL MOTHERS Writer/Director: Pedro AlmodóvarStarring: Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde Despite winning an Oscar, Penélope Cruz all too often seems to go under the radar for her rich performances time and time again. Her collaborations with director Pedro Almodóvar are one for the books when you think about the all-time great director-actor partnerships. Their new film Parallel Mothers is strong film for them. Cruz plays, Janis, a photographer who is searching for some closure on her great grandfather’s burial following the Spanish Civil War. After a photo session with an archeologist, he agrees to work on her case, andRead More →

06 January
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THE 355 Director: Simon KinbergStarring: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan, Edgar Ramirez Jessica Chastain assembles a crew of badass actresses to join her for a female-led spy thriller in The 355. Chastain stars and produces the film playing CIA Agent Mason “Mace” Brown. She along with fellow CIA Agent Nick (Stan) are desperate to get their hands on an all-powerful hard drive from a Columbian cartel. This hard drive has the power to detonate an airplane or wipe out an entire city’s communication grid and everything in between. When Mace and Nick’s plan goes awry, she’s left toRead More →

09 November
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Leslie Odom Jr, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Lucy Boynton, Sergei Polunin When you have an all-star cast consisting of Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, and Penelope Cruz, to name a few, it’s imperative to use them well. It’s a shame that the ensemble remake of Murder on the Orient Express fails to do so. Kenneth Branagh stars as detective Hercule Poirot who is in between cases after solving a mystery in Jerusalem. If you’re unfamiliar with the classic AgathaRead More →

12 February
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ZOOLANDER 2 Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Benedict Cumberbatch,Justin Theroux, Christine Taylor, Billy Zane It’s tough being a male model, just ask Derek Zoolander (Stiller). He decides to retire from the industry and become a “hermit crab” after facing tragedy after tragedy. His wife (Taylor) is killed in a freak accident and his son is taken away from him. On a snowy night, Billy Zane shows up at his doorstep and convinces him to come out of hiding in order to go to Rome and get his son back and also appear in a fashion showRead More →