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Marriage Story (2019) Review
Marriage Story (2019) Director: Noah Baumbach Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Alan Alda Noah Baumbach gets people, warts and all. The latest in a long line of films with a “…Story” title explores the highs of love and marriage as well as the lows…
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Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Review
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Director: Jake Kasdan Screenwriters: Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Alex Wolff, Morgan Turner, Ser’Darius Blain, Madison Iseman Two years ago Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was released and it was a pleasant surprise. Far from just…
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Review
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Directors: Satoshi Kon, Shôgo Furuya Screenwriters: Satoshi Kon, Keiko Nobumoto Starring: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Kyôko Terase, Hiroya Ishimaru Christmas is not a time of happiness for all, in fact for a great many people it’s extremely difficult. Can you imagine being alone and on the streets at what is…
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The Holiday (2006) Review
The Holiday (2006) Director: Nancy Meyers Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell Coming from Nancy Meyers, the director of What Women Want (2000), The Holiday is another light-hearted rom-com, this time telling the story of four people who are all dissatisfied with their…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Review
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Director: J.J. Abrams Screenwriters: J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill In wrestling the two-headed beast that was a divisive audience reaction to The Last Jedi and the ginormous box office flop that was Solo, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen…
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Black Christmas (2019) Review
Black Christmas (2019) Director: Sophia Takal Screenwriters: Sophia Takal, April Wolfe Starring: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Caleb Eberhardt, Cary Elwes The sorority slasher is back. We’re still in the Greek system, but with a decidedly feminist spin for this latest adaptation of Black Christmas directed by Sophie Takal and starring Imogen Poots. Riley (Poots)…
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) Review
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) Director: Jeremiah Chechik Screenwriter: John Hughes Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverley D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicholas Guest Throughout the past few decades, Christmas has become its own genre of cinema. This wonderful time of year has spawned many great films, often full of warmth and romance,…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Review
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) Director: Rian Johnson Screenwriter: Rian Johnson Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac Rey and Kylo have an interaction through their Force Connection at 1 hour and 11 minutes into The Last Jedi. It’s a simple scene that was deftly…
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Knives Out (2019) Review
Knives Out (2019) Director: Rian Johnson Screenwriter: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer Rian Johnson doesn’t do standard genre fare. Brick moved the film noir mystery into a high school; Brothers Bloom pumped the caper movie full of screwball comedy…
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Charlie’s Angels (2019) Review
Charlie’s Angels (2019) Director: Elizabeth Banks Screenwriters: Elizabeth Banks, Evan Spiliotopoulos, David Auburn Starring: Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, Naomi Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart In 2019, the Townsend Agency has gone global. There are Angels and Bosleys all over the world, using their female allure to do the work that law enforcement can’t. A new gang…