Written and Directed by: Quentin TarantinoCast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, and Al Pacino. Once upon a time … a brash 29-year-old writer-director showed up at the Cannes Film Festival with a movie he called Reservoir … [Read more...] about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
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The Lion King
Directed by: Jon FavreauScreenplay by: Jeff NathansonCast: Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and James Earl Jones Here’s another film re-imagining from the Disney vault of golden animation, and this one ‘Rocks’. Using what they call a ‘Live Action’ technique to bring the 1994 animated … [Read more...] about The Lion King
The Lion King
Directed by: Jon FavreauWritten by: Jeff Nathanson, Brenda ChapmanCast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, JD McCrary Swift shot: Watch the original. Awhile back, I saw the new Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson. I loved it, but others were not thrilled. Now I understand why, because I never saw the animated Beauty and the Beast, so I had … [Read more...] about The Lion King
Midsommar
Written and Directed by: Ari AsterCast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren Swift shot: Unnerving to the end, Midsommar gives us a glimpse into the darkest realms of co-dependence. As all my longtime followers and friends know, I lived in Norway for three years. Truthfully, I never shut up about it. Luckily, none of my Norwegian friends … [Read more...] about Midsommar
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Directed by: Jon WattsWritten by: Chris McKenna, Erik SommersCast: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon Swift shot: Peter Parker is back, but he isn't ready to be an Avenger now that his mentor and friend Tony Stark is gone. He struggles to find his place, as do most of the people who returned from "The Blip." That's what they have coined the five year … [Read more...] about Spider-Man: Far From Home
