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My Policeman (2022) Review
My Policeman (2022) Director: Michael Grandage Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner Starring: Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Harry Styles, Linus Roache, David Dawson, Rupert Everett After Harry Styles’ abysmal performance in Don’t Worry Darling, fans were nervous about his return to the big screen in Michael Grandage’s LGBTQ+ period drama, My Policeman. The good news for Styles fans?…
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The Son (2022) Review
The Son (2022) Director: Florian Zeller Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton Starring: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins Back in 2020, French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller debuted The Father, an English-language film adaptation of his Molière Award-winning theatre production, “Le Père”. The Father premiered to both critical acclaim and commercial success, winning…
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Review
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Director: Rian Johnson Screenwriter: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Jessica Henwick, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr Rian Johnson’s Knives Out was quite the sensation when it premiered in 2019. It was a fresh take on the whodunnit, proving there’s life…
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She Said (2022) Review
She Said (2022) Director: Maria Schrader Screenwriter: Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Ehle, Angela Yeoh, Maren Heary, Tom Pelphrey, Adam Shapiro, Mike Houston Based on the 2019 book of the same name, Maria Schrader’s She Said chronicles the two women who exposed the sexual abuse allegations…
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Review
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Director: Edward Berger Screenwriters: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Starring: Felix Krammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grünewald, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic, Devid Streisow, Andreas Döhler, Sebastian Hülk In 1929, inspired by his wartime experiences, German novelist Erich Maria Remarque published “Im Westen nichts Neues”,…
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Beetlejuice (1988) Review
Beetlejuice (1988) Director: Tim Burton Screenwriters: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, Warren Skaaren Starring: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder Gentrification. Possession. Limbo. These may not be the first words that come to mind when describing 1988’s Beetlejuice. Yet these are key themes that make this not only an excellent…
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Bros (2022) Review
Bros (2022) Director: Nicholas Stoller Screenwriters: Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller Starring: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Guy Branum, Miss Lawrence, TS Madison, Dot-Marie Jones, Jim Rash, Eve Lindley, Kristin Chenoweth, Symone, Debra Messing “Love is love.” We’ve heard this expression before. It has been chanted at Pride parades and gay rights protests for years. Lin-Manuel Miranda…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Review
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Director: Don Siegel Screenwriters: Daniel Mainwaring Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones, Jean Willes, Ralph Dumke In the 1950s, American sci-fi horror entered an age of two new zeitgeists. One was the atomic age fear, which gave us our big monster movies such as…
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Rosaline (2022) Review
Rosaline (2022) Director: Karen Maine Screenwriters: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Kyle Allen, Sean Teale, Christopher McDonald, Minnie Driver, Bradley Whitford Turning Shakespeare into a teen comedy isn’t a new concept. From She’s the Man to 10 Things I Hate About You, there’s something about the Bard’s catalogue that is…
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Train to Busan (2016) Review
Train to Busan (2016) Director: Yeon Sang-ho Screenwriter: Yeon Sang-ho, Park Joo-suk Starring: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Choi Woo-shik, An So-hee, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung, Ye Soo-jung, Park Myung-shin, Shim Eun-kyung, Jang Hyuk-jin Train to Busan is everything a zombie film should be: eerie, emotional and exhilarating. Director Yeon Sang-ho’s compelling debut live-action…