Starring: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton Director: Jeff Nichols Although often very different in subject matter, Jeff Nichols films always have this exploration of humanity and love that I really like. Midnight Special was science fiction, but it was also about a man protecting his family, a man in extraordinary circumstances. In Take Shelter,… Continue reading Preview: Loving (2016)
Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham Director: David Mackenzie From the Scottish director of Starred Up comes this timely film about modern America and the American Dream. The Howard brothers are robbing local banks. One is an ex con (Foster) and a live wire, the other (Pine) is a man who stayed… Continue reading Hell Or High Water (2016)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, JK Simmons Director: Damien Chazelle Perhaps with all the things going on in the world right now, a musical is just what we need. So often, amusingly, musicals are about dark subjects, but told lightly. And I kind of like that about musicals (watch Meet Me In St. Louis again… Continue reading La La Land (2016)
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Dory (DeGeneres) is living with Nemo and his father Marlin (Brooks) in the reef when she starts to remember the parents she got separated from years before. She sets off to find them, with Marlin and Nemo in tow, til the two get… Continue reading Finding Dory (2016)
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Michael C Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia Director: Antonio Campos In 1970's Florida, Christine Chubbuck (Rebecca Hall) a broadcast news journalist, shot herself on live TV. This film shows the events leading up to her tragic decision. Christine was a woman struggling with depression, isolation and her need to succeed as a… Continue reading Preview: Christine (2016) with Q&A with star Rebecca Hall.
Starring: Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirstin Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge. Director: Theodore Melfi I love movies, but rarely do they truly move me. I'm not easily impressed, in that sense, even though I enjoy a wide variety of them. But this film really got to me. I… Continue reading Preview: Hidden Figures (2016)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood, Director: Alex Brewer, Benjamin Brewer Any film that has Nicolas Cage in it is, for me, a winner. In this film he's joined by Elijah Wood as two useless cops who discover a safe that may contain everything they need to live out their wildest dreams of wealth. Only problem… Continue reading The Trust (2016)
Starring: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette Director: Fede Alvarez Driven by poverty, three teens with no hope for the future break into peoples houses and steal to survive. But when things get too hot, they decide on one last job before leaving town: robbing a blind man who lives in a deserted neighborhood. A… Continue reading Don’t Breathe (2016)
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar Director: Rick Morales In this 2016 cartoon movie, the original cast of the 60's Batman TV show reunite to voice the characters they played in the popular and very camp TV series. Batman and Robin, with the help of the ever faithful Alfred, fight to save the city… Continue reading Batman: Return Of The Caped Crusaders (2016)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Walken Director: Barry Sonenfeld This film is definitely for all of you out there who watch cat videos on YouTube! It's a really odd little film, but rewarding, if you're willing to just go with it. A wealthy businessman (Spacey) has been so caught up his work that his… Continue reading Nine Lives (2016)
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