17 December
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DON’T LOOK UP Writer/Director: Adam McKayStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Scott Mescudi Leo, Meryl, Jennifer Lawrence, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande all in the same movie? Writer/director Adam McKay is bringing all these forces together for his star-studded satire Don’t Look Up. The poster says that its based on truly possible events as Adam McKay uses the climate change crisis as the mirror for this story. Jennifer Lawrence stars as Kate an astronomy grad student who believes a comet is barreling toward Earth. She informs her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio) andRead More →

28 October
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH Director: Wes AndersonStarring: Benicio Del Toro, Adrian Brody, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet, Frances McDorman, Liev Shreiber, Jeffrey Wright, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Lois Smith If you’ve seen The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Royal Tenenbaums, or Moonrise Kingdom, you’re already familiar with the distinct style of Wes Anderson. The famed auteur is back with The French Dispatch, which is probably the most Wes Anderson-y film he’s ever written and directed. The oddball stylings and characters that Anderson is known for are on full display with his ever-growing company of actors. It centers around a magazine called “The French Dispatch”Read More →

20 October
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DUNE Director: Denis VilleneuveStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, David Dastmalchian One of the most highly-anticipated films of the year is the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic novel Dune. Writer/director Denis Villeneuve brings Herbert’s world to life in a breathtaking jaw-dropping fashion. The planet of Arrakis is beautiful when the sun is low. It’s rich commodity known as the spice is coveted by all. There are spice harvesters at night and sand worms to test nefarious wanderers. Without the spice, interstellar space travel is impossible so there’sRead More →

12 February
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH Director: Wes AndersonStarring: Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Angelica Huston, Léa Seydoux, Adrian Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss There’s something about a new Wes Anderson movie that gets me all giddy. His singular unique style offers an visual feast for the moviegoer on top of the eccentric characters he creates. Whether it’s The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel, or Moonrise Kingdom, he has an eye that cannot be matched. Searchlight Pictures has released the first poster and trailer for his next film, The French Dispatch. It’s another large ensemble film with many of his traditional company players: BillRead More →

23 December
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LITTLE WOMEN Writer/Director: Greta GerwigStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep  Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women is back on the big screen in a new adaptation from Greta Gerwig. If you’ve never read it, it’s the story of the four March sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy as they grow up, fall in love, and find their own voice in the Civil War era. Playing the March sisters are Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlan, and Florence Pugh. Laura Dern plays their mother Marmee. Timothee Chalamet has the coveted role of neighbor boy Laurie, andRead More →

03 November
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THE KING Director: David MichôdStarring: Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn, Thomasin McKenzie, Lily-Rose Depp Timothée Chalamet earned rave reviews for his performances in Call By Me Your Name and Beautiful Boy. Now he takes on The Bard in The King, now streaming on Netflix. It’s the early 15th Century and Prince Hal (Chalamet) is the wild child of the dying King Henry IV (Mendelsohn). They don’t have a good relationship to say the least, but upon his father’s death, Hal becomes King Henry V of England. He’s described as the “Drunken boy who now wears the crown” He’s forced to take matters intoRead More →

13 August
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LITTLE WOMEN Writer/Director: Greta GerwigStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Cooper There have been many page to screen adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Winona Ryder earned an Oscar nomination for her take on Jo March next to Susan Sarandon’s Marmee. In the new adaptation by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Saoirse Ronan tackles Jo with Laura Dern as her loving mother, Marmee. Florence Pugh (Amy), Emma Watson (Meg), and Eliza Scanlen (Beth) join her as her fellow March sisters. We cannot forget about Meryl Streep playing their stern aunt. And just whenRead More →

12 January
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BEAUTIFUL BOY Q&A with Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff This was originally posted on November 1, 2018 when “Beautiful Boy” was in theaters. I wanted to re-post my Q&A with Timothée Chalamet and author Nic Sheff now that the film is streaming on Amazon Prime. I also featured my review on My Talk 107.1 and “Twin Cities Live” on 1/11/19 The new movie Beautiful Boy is now in theaters courtesy of Amazon Studies. It’s a true story about a father (Steve Carell) coming to terms with his son’s (Timothée Chalamet) addiction to meth. On Sunday October 28th, I moderated a Q&A with Academy Award nomineeRead More →

01 November
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BEAUTIFUL BOY Q&A with Timothée Chalamet and Nic Sheff The new movie Beautiful Boy is now in theaters courtesy of Amazon Studies. It’s a true story about a father (Steve Carell) coming to terms with his son’s (Timothée Chalamet) addiction to meth. On Sunday October 28th, I moderated a Q&A with Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet and author Nic Sheff at the Landmark Theatres Uptown Theatre in Minneapolis. The video is now up on my YouTube channel! photo cred: Dallas SmithRead More →

18 October
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BEAUTIFUL BOY Director: Felix Van Groeningen Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton If Timothée Chalamet broke your heart in Call Me By Your Name, he’ll do the same thing as Nic Sheff in his new movie Beautiful Boy. It also stars Steve Carell as his father, David Sheff. It’s a father/son story about understanding and overcoming drug addiction from the perspectives of both father and son. Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan co-star. Here’s my video review on my YouTube channel.Read More →