10 November
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SPENCER Director: Pablo LarraínStarring: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Farthing, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry The life of Princess Diana continues to be explored with director Pablo Larraín’s new film Spencer. Don’t expect this film to be the traditional lifespan biopic. It’s an intimate look at three days in Diana Spencer’s marriage to Prince Charles who’s played by Jack Farthing. It’s Christmas Eve 1991 as Diana arrives at the Queen’s estate in Norfolk to celebrate the holidays. It’s a volatile time as she’s contemplating the future that she wants to have with Charles who would rather be with Camila Parker-Bowles. Diana is clearly excitedRead More →

03 June
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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS Director: Michael DoughertyStarring: Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Ziyi Shang, Charles Dance, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Anthony Ramos San Francisco has been left picking up the pieces after Godzilla nearly destroyed the city in 2014. He hasn’t been seen since then, but there’s evidence that he’s still lurking under the ocean. Monarch, the organization researching these monsters, has come under attack and now the focus of Senate hearings. The government wants these monsters destroyed but Monarch sees opportunities to co-habitat with them. Monarch has outposts all across the globe secretly doing their researchRead More →

12 January
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PADDINGTON 2 writer/Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Julie Walters If you’re looking for a family film to watch at home, watch the first Paddington film now streaming on Netflix. If you’ve already fallen in love with that movie, head out to theaters to check out the sequel. It’s well-worth heading out in the cold for a family outing. Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) has settled down a bit and feeling more and more welcome in his quaint London neighborhood with the Brown family. Everybody in the neighborhood knows and loves him except theRead More →

14 December
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THE SHAPE OF WATER Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg The Shape of Water will be unlike any other movie you see this year. I have probably used that phrase a few times this year, but take my word for it. It goes in some unique directions that you may not see coming thanks to writer and director Guillermo del Toro. Richard Jenkins serves as the film’s narrator describing what happened to his neighbor, Elisa (Hawkins). He shares the story of a “princess without a voice”, and it’s a tale of love and lossRead More →

05 May
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PADDINGTON (2015) Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Tim Downie I have to admit that when the trailers were released for Paddington, I was a bit skeptical. Something didn’t look right about it. I was then surprised by the critical acclaim it received after it opened. Let me tell you, I am sure glad that I went back and watched it now that it’s available as a home release choice. A British explorer by the name of Montgomery Clyde (Downie) heads down to Darkest Peru and finds a new species of bears thatRead More →

21 May
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GODZILLA Director: Gareth Edwards Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn That big scaly monster has stayed dormant for too long, and now Godzilla is back to wreak havoc upon the Pacific. Seismic activity occurs around a nuclear plant near Tokyo, Japan causing a massive explosion which leads to the collapse of the plant and the area to be quarantined due to radiation. Plant supervisor Joe Brody (Cranston) feels a responsibility toward the events and tragedies that occurred on that day. Over the next fifteen years, he becomes a paranoid conspiracy theorist who believes there is moreRead More →

21 August
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BLUE JASMINE Writer/Director: Woody Allen Starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett. Cate Blanchett. She has portrayed Elizabeth I, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, Galadriel the Elf, and was the object of Judi Dench’s affection. All fantastic performances, yet one of the most riveting portrayals comes in Woody Allen’s latest, Blue Jasmine. Jasmine (Blanchett) is trying to start a new life. She leaves New York and moves to San Francisco to live with her sister, Ginger (Hawkins). They are both adopted and could not be any more different. Ginger believes Jasmine wasRead More →