Ferdinand, 2017. Directed by Carlos Saldanha Featuring the voice talents of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Sally Phillips, Peyton Manning, and Daveed Diggs. SYNOPSIS: Young Ferdinand is being trained to fight in the bull ring. But right from the start he’s not interested, preferring to enjoy the flowers. He escapes and grows […]
Movie Review – Better Watch Out (2016)
Better Watch Out, 2016. Directed by Chris Peckover. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Virginia Madsen, and Patrick Warburton. SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. I’m going to do something that every reviewer advises against, and […]
Movie Review – The Post (2017)
The Post, 2017. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods, Pat Healy, John Rue, Justin Swain, Deborah Green, Phillip Casnoff, Jessie Mueller, and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: A cover-up that spanned four […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
Publish December 3rd The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, […]
DVD Review – My Feral Heart (2016)
My Feral Heart, 2016. Directed by Jane Gull. Starring Steven Brandon, Shana Swash, and Will Rastall. SYNOPSIS: The film follows Luke (Steven Brandon) a young man who is looking after his elderly and unwell mother. Luke is independent, he enjoys walking and cares well for his mother — he also happens to have Down’s syndrome. When […]
Second Opinion – Wonder (2017)
Wonder, 2017. Directed by Stephen Chbosky. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabel Vidovic, Noah Jupe, Danielle Rose Russell, Nadji Jeter, Millie Davis, Sonia Braga, Emma Tremblay, Ali Liebert, Daveed Diggs, Crystal Lowe, and Mandy Patinkin. SYNOPSIS: Ten year old Auggie Pulman was born with a genetic condition leaving him with extensive facial scarring. […]
Movie Review – Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie (2017)
Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, 2017. Directed by Raymie Muzquiz and Stu Livingston. Featuring the voice talents of Mason Vale Cotton, Benjamin Flores Jr., Francesca Marie Smith, Anndi McAfee, Dan Castallaneta, and Tress MacNeille. SYNOPSIS: Your favorite Football Head is back and is headed for the big screen! Venture along with Arnold, Gerald, Helga, and […]
Movie Review – The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017. Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Morfydd Clark, Miriam Margolyes, Donald Sumpter, Bill Paterson, Cosimo Fusco, Ian McNeice, Annette Badland, Justin Edwards, Ger Ryan, Miles Jupp, and Valeria Bandino. SYNOPSIS: The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas […]
Movie Review – Coco (2017)
Coco, 2017. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Feature the voice talents of Anthony González, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camil, Gabriel Iglesias, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger, and Cheech Marin. SYNOPSIS: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Divine Order (2017)
The Divine Order, 2017. Written and Directed by Petra Volpe. Starring Marie Leuenberger, Maximilian Simonischek, Rachel Braunschweig, Sibylle Brunner, Marta Zoffoli, Bettina Stucky, Ella Rumpf, Sofia Helm, and Nicholas Ofczarek. SYNOPSIS: Switzerland, 1971: Nora is a young housewife and mother who lives with her husband and their two sons in a peaceful little village. Here, […]
