25 March
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LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE Creator: Liz TigelaarStarring: Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt Reese Witherspoon’s latest project is the new series, Little Fires Everywhere, which is adapted from the bestselling novel by Celeste Ng. Witherspoon plays Elena Richardson, a wealthy mother of four who lives a pristine life as a journalist and landlord in the city of Shaker Heights. Her newest tenant is Mia Warren, played by Kerry Washington. She’s a single mother of a teenager who seems to have a checkered past. It also stars Joshua Jackson as Witherspoon’s husband and Rosemarie DeWitt as a fellow mom in the town book club group.Read More →

15 December
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LA LA LAND Writer/Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Josh Pence, Finn Wittrock Sometimes we look to the movies to provide escapism. We want to get away from our everyday life for whatever reason it may be. We can disappear into another world with relatable characters to live out some fantasy for two hours. La La Land will be that movie that sweeps you away from your troubles as you fall in love all over again with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Maybe it’s just the music theater side of me that geeked out over the beginningRead More →

22 October
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MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN Director: Jason Reitman Starring: Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Dean Norris, Judy Greer, Emma Thompson, Olivia Crocicchia, Kaitlyn Dever Jason Reitman has been known to tackle a variety of hot-button subjects like teen pregnancy (Juno), corporate layoffs (Up in the Air), and Stockholm syndrome (Labor Day). This time he tackles the idea of living in a world where we are constantly connected and plugged into our social presence on the internet. He has gathered an interesting cast for this multi-layered ensemble film of intersecting stories. We have seen directors like Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino make similarRead More →

07 January
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PROMISED LAND Director: Gus Van Sant Starring: Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook I will be honest. I had never heard of the term “fracking” untilPromised Land came around. I am assuming that many people do not know what that term is. Fracking is the slang term for hydraulic fracturing which is the core debate in the latest Gus Van Sant/Matt Damon reunion. Steve Butler (Damon) and Sue Thomason (McDormand) work for Global, a natural gas company that is interested in buying farm land in order to drill for gas. Steve and Sue visit a small rural town in hopes toRead More →