Waves, 2019. Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine. SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story, 2019. Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Merritt Wever, Mark O’Brien, Azhy Robertson, Brooke Bloom, Julie Hagerty, Matthew Shear, Kyle Bornheimer, Mickey Sumner, McKinley Belcher III, Wallace Shawn, and Amir Talai. SYNOPSIS: Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking […]
Movie Review – Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Jojo Rabbit. 2019 Written and Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Archie Yates, Luke Brandon Field, Sam Haygarth, and Stephen Merchant SYNOPSIS: A young boy in Hitler’s army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. It’s […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story. 2019 Written and Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Merritt Wever, Mark O’Brien, Azhy Robertson, Brooke Bloom, Julie Hagerty, Matthew Shear, Kyle Bornheimer, Mickey Sumner, McKinley Belcher III, Wallace Shawn, and Amir Talai Synopsis: Noah Baumbach’s incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)
Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Waves (2019)
Waves. 2019 Written and Directed by Trey Edward Shults Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sterling K. Brown, Alexa Demie, Neal Huff, Clifton Collins Jr., Krisha Fairchild, and Harmony Korine SYNOPSIS: Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Whistlers (2019)
The Whistlers. 2019 Written and Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu Starring Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazăr, Sabin Tambrea, Agustí Villaronga, István Teglas, and Antonio Buíl Synopsis: A policeman intent on freeing a crooked businessman from a prison on Gomera, an island in the Canaries. However, he must first learn the difficult local dialect, a language […]
55th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Deerskin (2019)
Deerskin. 2019 Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux Starring Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, and Pierre Gommé SYNOPSIS: A man’s obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime. An exercise in unabashed bizarreness, Deerskin sees French director Quentin Dupieux getting a committed and straight performance […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long, 2019. Directed by Daniel Scheinert. Starring Michael Abbott Jr, Andre Hyland, Virginia Newcomb, Sarah Baker, Jess Weixler, Poppy Cunningham and Roy Wood Jr. SYNOPSIS: Two friends scramble to hide the truth from their families and the authorities after a raucous night together leads to the hospitalisation of their fellow band […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – After the Wedding
After the Wedding, 2019. Directed by Bart Freundlich Starring Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Abby Quinn and Will Chase. SYNOPSIS: When a woman is invited to New York to meet with a company offering to sponsor the orphanage she runs in India, she is forced to confront decisions she made 20 years ago, and […]
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