21 December
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THE TENDER BAR Director: George ClooneyStarring: Ben Affleck, Daniel Ranieri, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd, Briana Middleton George Clooney takes a big 180 as a director from going into space last year with the ambitious The Midnight Sky to a Long Island pub for the true story The Tender Bar. It’s 1973, and a young JR and his mom are forced to move into his grandpa’s house after his father left the family for a job in radio. JR’s only connection to his father is hearing his voice on the radio. Grandpa’s house is a revolving door of cousins, laughter, and Uncle Charlie. UncleRead More →

20 December
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THE TENDER BAR Cast Interviews – Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, and Daniel Ranieri George Clooney’s latest project takes him behind the camera directing The Tender Bar based on the memoir by J.R. Moehringer. I sat down with his cast Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Daniel Ranieri, and Lily Rabe to talk about advice they’d give their younger selves, mentors, and George Clooney’s directing style. The film is in theaters December 22 and streaming on Amazon Prime January 7. It’s been an amazing year of interviews with some fun ones coming in 2022. You don’t want to miss any, so make sure to click SUBSCRIBERead More →

12 September
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THE CARD COUNTER Director: Paul SchraderStarring: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe Writer/director Paul Schrader has written some of the greatest films of all time with Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. His new film stars The Card Counter gives star Oscar Isaac a rich character to toil over. Oscar Isaac’s character, Bill Tell, learned to count cards in prison. The opening voiceover felt akin to Goodfellas in its delivery as Bill says “I never thought I’d be in prison, but I’ve adjusted quite well.” He goes on to describe the art of card counting for the game of blackjack. He has eccentric habitsRead More →

08 April
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VOYAGERS Writer/Director: Neil BurgerStarring: Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Lily-Rose Depp, Colin Farrell, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Quintessa Swindell Imagine living your whole life on a space station knowing your grandchildren will inhabit a new planet. That’s the premise behind the new film Voyagers. The year is 2063 and scientists have found a new planet to support human life after Earth becomes inhabitable. There’s no going back for the astronauts on board. The mission is to raise children and their future grandchildren in confinement to educate and train them to be scientists. There’s a group of twenty-somethings on board under the leadership of Richard, played by ColinRead More →

06 June
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DARK PHOENIX Writer/Director: Simon KinbergStarring: Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jessica Chastain, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-Phee Jean Grey is a favorite among X-Men fans. She’s had quite the journey as we’ve seen in the comics and film series. Dark Phoenix acts as part origin story as it charts evolution as mutant into the fully fledged Dark Phoenix. Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner returns to the role of Jean Grey after appearing in X-Men: Apocalypse. We learn as a young girl she accidentally caused the death of her parents in a car accident. Her powers of telepathy and telekinesisRead More →

26 March
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READY PLAYER ONE Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Hannah John-Kramer, Win Morisaki, Philip Zhao, Simon Pegg One of this year’s most highly anticipated movies is Ready Player One, the latest from Steven Spielberg. It’s the big screen adaptation of Ernest Cline’s beloved novel. There’s as much riding on this film due to its fan base as there is with a new Star Wars or Marvel movie. In Columbus, Ohio in 2045, reality is a real bummer. The need to escape to a different world is paramount for so many people. The OASIS is a virtual realityRead More →

26 March
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INTERVIEWS WITH THE CAST OF “READY PLAYER ONE” I was fortunate enough to represent KSTP-TV’s “Twin Cities Live” at the Ready Player One press junket a couple of weeks ago. You know me and my adoration for all things Spielberg, and this was an unforgettable experience. While I didn’t get the opportunity to interview the man himself, it was great chatting with the cast about what it’s like working with him, their favorite ’80s pop culture landmarks, and for Lena Waithe, the importance of being an openly gay public figure. Here are all of the videos. Don’t forget to head over to my You TubeRead More →

26 May
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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters, Oliva Munn, Rose Byrne, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp I thought it would be a slam-dunk no-brainer that the casting of Oscar Isaac in the latest and final film in the new X-Men trilogy would make it the best one yet. I now realize I was reaching a bit due to my love of the actor. In case you’re unfamiliar, he played the heroic Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the title character in Inside Llewyn Davis. Now he’s playing theRead More →

12 December
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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Director: Bryan Singer Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tye Sheridan, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters In just a few days, we will be treated with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Before that movie starts, audiences will get a glimpse at the first trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse. This is the final film in the new trilogy that started with X-Men: First Class. The mutants we’ve come to know including: James McAvoy’s Professor X, Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique, and Michael Fassbender as Magneto are all back as well as some new mutants including Olivia Munn as Psyloche,Read More →

05 November
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MUD (2013) Director/Writer: Jeff Nichols Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Michael Shannon There are always those movies you intend to see in theaters, but somehow they get passed you. Mud came out in early 2013 to critical acclaim, and I am just now getting around to it. Ellis (Sheridan) and Neckbone (Lofland) boat out to a small little island to get a closer look at this mysterious boat that is stuck in a tree. The sight of bread and beans quickly tell them that someone is living it. They soon meet Mud (McConaughey) who triesRead More →