Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay by: Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis Cast: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss Here we go again, another English period piece. This one is about Queen Anne, and it’s thinly disguised as a cynical comedy of royal manners. In reality, it’s a nasty, vicious, profane, royal story … [Read more...] about The Favourite
Ben is Back
Directed by: Peter Hedges Screenplay by: Peter Hedges Cast: Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton There’s any number of good reasons why we go to movies. Why we plunk down our hard earned money, sit in a dark theater away from the world, and watch something unveil itself on the big screen in front of us. One thing I know for sure, I think I … [Read more...] about Ben is Back
On the Basis of Sex
Directed by: Mimi Leder Screenplay by: Daniel Stiepleman (Justice Ginsburg’s nephew) Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Cailee Spaeny, Justin Theroux, Stephen Root, Sam Waterston and Kathy Bates A stunning flash of bright blue amid a sea of grey, heralds the arrival of Ruth Bader Ginsburg onto the screen and into the 1956 hallowed halls of the Harvard Law School. Married … [Read more...] about On the Basis of Sex
Hunter Killer
Directed by: Donovan Marsh Screenplay by: Jamie Moss and Arne L. Schmidt, based on the 2012 novel “Firing Point” by Don Keith and George Wallace Cast: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Michael Nyqvist (in one of his final film roles), Common, Toby Stephens, Linda Cardellini, Michael Gor, Alexander Diachenko I’ve been ‘jonesing’ for a good action/adventure film for some time now. … [Read more...] about Hunter Killer
Bohemian Rhapsody
Directed by: Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher Written by: Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, and Mike Myers I never rate a movie by what I want it to be; I choose instead to look at it as a stand-alone piece of creative work and how it will impact an audience. With … [Read more...] about Bohemian Rhapsody
