A twisted and fun take on a classic game
The fear of in-laws come alive In Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ready or Not from co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Grace (Samara Weaving) has just wed Alex (Mark O’Brien), one of the heirs to the Le Domas fortune. The other members of the Le Domas family include Alex’s parents Tony (Henry Czerny) and Becky (Andie […]
Good Boys is inappropriate & hilarious fun
The dark side of the sixth grade comes to the big screen in Universal Picture’s Good Boys from director Gene Stupnitsky. Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams), and Thor (Brady Noon) are lifelong friends who just have gotten the invite to a kissing party. Having no experience in the art of affection, the boys decide to […]
Aldis Hodge’s superior performance doesn’t elevate Brian Banks’s story
Every so often on Facebook, I’ll come across a meme that highlights a particular injustice that never made national news. The story of Brian Banks, a promising football prodigy whose life was ruined by a false rape, is one of those stories. Bleecker Street Pictures and director Tom Shadyac bring the story to life in Brian […]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is spooky fun
Director André Øvredal teams with producer Guillermo del Toro to bring Alvin Schwartz’s terrifying book series to the big screen in CBS Film’s, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Opening in Pennsylvania in 1968, a trio of friends, Stella (Zoe Nicholls), Auggie (Gabriel Rush), and Chuck (Austin Zajur) are enjoying some Halloween hijinks. The friends […]
Eighties Style Action Returns in “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
Fan-favorite characters Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), receive their own spin-off in Universal Picture’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. The film opens up with an exciting sequence involving Deckard’s sister MI6 agent Hattie (Vanessa Kirby), who is on a mission to retrieve a super virus. Unfortunately, terrorist Brixton Lore […]
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Tarantino ode to Hollywood
Legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino delivers a love letter to Hollywood in his latest film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood from Sony Pictures Releasing. The year is 1969, aging Hollywood actor Rick Daltons (Leonard DiCaprio) career is on a downward spiral. Rick’s best friend and stunt double Cliff Both (Brad Pitt) tries to keep Rick’s spirits lifted. […]
Martial arts and comedy collide in “The Art of Self-Defense”
Jesse Eisenberg channels his inner “karate kid” in writer-director Riley Stearns’ hilarious dark martial arts comedy, The Art of Self-Defense, from Bleecker Street Pictures. Timid and meek accountant Casey Davies (Jesse Eisenberg) lives a routine life with no real sense of confidence. Casey has no friends, nor does he socialize with his co-workers; in retrospect, […]
MIDSOMMAR Is Intelligent Horror
Horror director Ari Aster returns to the horror genre in Midsommar from A24. Dani Ardor (Florence Pugh) is recovering from the murder-suicide of her young sister and her parents. Sadly, the incident puts a damper on Dani’s blooming relationship with her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor). After having another fight, Christian invites Dani on a guy’s trip he […]
Spider Man : Far Home Is High Flying Enterainmanet
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man returns for another solo outing in Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, Spider-Man: Far From Home. Jon Watts, who helmed Spider-Man: Homecoming, returns to the director’s chair, reuniting with screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Eight months after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is juggling his superhero duties as Spider-Man and his […]
Killer Doll Chucky Returns For The Smart Phone Generation.
Antagonistic and villainous doll, Chucky, receives an update for the 21st-century in Child’s Play from United Artists Releasing. Director Lars Klevberg and scriptwriter Tyler Burton Smith opens an adaptation of the eighties classic by introducing us to the Kaslan Corporation (a parody of Amazon). The company is launching its newest product, the”Buddi”, a doll designed to be life-long […]
Anna is Luc Besson’s latest action heroine
French film director Luc Besson, introduces audiences to a new action heroine in Anna from Lionsgate. The year is 1990, and Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) is a beautiful young woman selling China dolls in Russia to make ends meet. One day, Anna meets a man who wants her to become a model, which she does, […]
A Joyful Addition to the Toy Story franchise
Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) return to the screen in director Josh Cooley’s Toy Story 4 from Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. After opening with a brief backstory regarding the separation of Bo Peep (Annie Potts) and Woody, the latest entry in the Toy Story franchise reintroduces us to […]