My Sailor, My Love, 2022. Directed by Klaus Härö. Starring James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, and Catherine Walker. SYNOPSIS: A retired sea captain and his daughter must reassess their strained relationship after he begins a new romance with a widowed housekeeper. James Cosmo has had a fine career both as a leading and supporting actor, starring […]
Glasgow Film Festival 2023 Review – Lakelands
Lakelands, 2022. Directed by Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney. Starring Éanna Hardwicke, Danielle Galligan, Lorcan Cranitch, and Dafhyd Flynn. SYNOPSIS: Lakelands tells the story of Cian, a footballer who gets attacked on a night out. He will struggle to come to terms with his career-ending injury. Irish Cinema is going through such a highpoint at […]
Movie Review – Murina (2021)
Murina, 2021. Directed by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović. Starring Gracija Filipović, Leon Lučev, Danica Curcic and Cliff Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Living on an idyllic Croatian island, teenager Julija (played by Gracija Filipović) is at odds with her father. Controlling in the wants for his daughter, the family tension escalates when wealthy friend Javier (Cliff Curtis) comes to […]
Movie Review – Emily the Criminal (2022)
Emily the Criminal. 2022 Written and Directed by John Patton Ford. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Jonathan Avigdori, Bernardo Badillo, Craig Stark, and Brandon Sklenar. SYNOPSIS: Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los […]
Movie Review – Jurassic Punk (2022)
Jurassic Punk, 2022. Directed by Scott Leberecht. Starring Steve “Spaz” Williams, Phil Tippett, Robert Patrick, Jamie Hyneman, Mark Dippe, Scott Ross, Stefen Fangmeier, Bill Kimberlin, John Schlag, and Jody Duncan. SYNOPSIS: Steve “Spaz” Williams is a pioneer in computer animation. His digital dinosaurs for Jurassic Park transformed Hollywood in 1993, but an appetite for anarchy and reckless […]
58th Chicago Film Festival Review – Close
Close, 2022. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Kevin Janssens, Igor van Dessel, and Marc Weiss. SYNOPSIS: Thirteen-year-olds Leo and Charlie have always been incredibly close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. When tragedy strikes, one is forced to […]
58th Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Lost King (2022)
The Lost King, 2022. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy, James Fleet, Lee Ingleby, Amanda Abbington, Lewis Macleod, Alison Peebles, Jenny Douglas, Helen Katamba, Shonagh Price, Benjamin Scanlan, Adam Robb, Robert Jack, Sarah MacGillivray, John-Paul Hurley, James Rottger, David Ireland, Bruce Fummey, Kern Falconer, Harvey Reid, Annie Griffin, […]
58th Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Compassionate Spy
A Compassionate Spy, 2022. Directed by Steve James. Featuring Theodore Hall and Joan Hall. SYNOPSIS: The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia. The latest effort from celebrated documentary filmmaker Steve James (Life Itself, Abacus), A Compassionate Spy, follows Ted Hall, responsible for physician work on The […]
Movie Review – I Love My Dad (2022)
I Love My Dad, 2022. Written and Directed by James Morosini. Starring James Morosini, Patton Oswalt, Lil Rel Howery, Amy Landecker, Claudia Sulewski, Rachel Dratch, Sarah Helbringer, and Ricky Velez. SYNOPSIS: A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect. Take yourself back to the days of middle school pre-public presentation anxiety. […]
Movie Review – Gone In the Night (2022)
Gone In the Night, 2022. Directed by Eli Horowitz. Starring Winona Ryder, Dermot Mulroney, Brianne Tju, John Gallagher Jr., and Owen Teague. SYNOPSIS: Upon arriving at a remote cabin in the redwoods, Kath and her boyfriend find a mysterious younger couple already there — the rental has apparently been double-booked. With nowhere else to go, […]
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