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Octogenarian James L. Brooks returns to filmmaking for the first time in 15 years. This time, the director of Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News and As Good as It Gets makes an ensemble comedy-drama set during the 2008 recession. Ella McCay (Emma Mackey) is the 34-year-old lieutenant governor who succeeds her boss, Bill Moore (Albert […]
Five Nights at Freddy’s was a big hit for Universal and Blumhouse, making $297 million at the box office from a $20 million budget. This feat was particularly impressive, given that the film had weak reviews and a simultaneous theatrical and digital release. The sequel builds on the lore of the property. In 1982, a […]
From the very first shot, 100 Nights of Hero fits into a particular style of indie film that’s been emerging over the past few years. It’s difficult to track down those I haven’t seen, as there aren’t many and there’s no name linking them. But you know it when you see it. They utilize a vibrant, […]
Disney has returned to the world of Zootopia (or Zootropolis in many parts of Europe), with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde needing to work together to uncover another conspiracy. Judy (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick (Jason Bateman) have been police partners for a week. When they cause a colossal amount of damage, Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) […]
Eternity is a fantasy romantic comedy where a woman is given an impossible choice on how to spend her afterlife. Larry and Joan Cutler (Barry Primus and Better Buckley) have been a married couple for 65 years. That all ends when Larry dies choking on a pretzel, and he finds himself in The Junction in […]
Sisu has had a strange life. Made by the same team that gave us Rare Exports, it landed fairly quietly at TIFF 2022. Its reception was warm enough, however, to be picked up for distribution. Although its US release didn’t light the box office on fire, it performed quite well relative to its budget and […]
Braveheart is a film that needs little introduction. It won five Academy Awards and has been held in high regard by audiences. It has an 8.3 score on IMDB from 1.1 million users. It’s also the poster child for historical inaccuracies in movies. William Wallace (Mel Gibson) was a humble farmer who suffered at the […]
Christy Martin is seen as one of the first successful female boxers, and her life and career are explored in the biopic Christy. In 1989, Christy Salter (Sydney Sweeney) discovers she has a boxing talent. She gets noticed by a promoter in Tennessee and is put into contact with a trainer, James V. Martin (Ben […]
In the middle of Good Friday Mass, a priest drops dead in an anteroom directly off the altar. A firebrand, this priest – Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (a very good Josh Brolin) – hasn’t exactly endeared himself to the community at large (or to the new, young priest assigned to the parish). But he does have […]
Wicked was one of the biggest hits of 2024, earning $759 million at the box office, acclaim from audiences and critics, and earning awards recognition. The sequel has become a highly anticipated film because of this success. Five years after the events of Wicked, Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) has been leading a resistance against the […]