07 December
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THE FAVOURITE Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn Queen Anne (Colman) is in frail health, often bedridden with infections and other ailments. Sarah (Weisz), her lady in waiting, stands by in affection, not only for her but for a position of power. Sarah’s cousin, Abigail (Stone), is dropped off at the steps of the palace hoping for employment as one of the Queen’s servants. What the Queen doesn’t realize is that her new servant has her own ambitions for the crown. Abigail has to first charm her way through Sarah to get in the Queen’s goodRead More →

01 September
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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS Writer/Director: Derek Cianfrance Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Thomas Unger, Bryan Brown Let’s get this out of the way upfront. I have never read the 2012 M.L. Stedman bestselling novel of the same name from which the film is based. I have, however, seen two other films by Derek Cianfrance so I knew I would be in for a wallop of a heavy story. He wrote and directed Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines, both starring Ryan Gosling. No, he does not make an appearance here. The Light Between Oceans finds Tom Sherbourne (Fassbender) at a crossroadsRead More →

11 March
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OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL Director: Sam Raimi Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Zach Braff Disney’s latest 3D CGI explosion takes a look into the land of Oz before Dorothy left her mark in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. The classic film means the world to me as I have many fond memories involving that movie. I love seeing new interpretations of the story, but at the same time maybe I am too judgmental of them. Oz, The Great and Powerful takes on the story of the Wizard and how he came to the land called Oz. Oscar “Oz”Read More →