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Movie Review – Hostiles (2017)

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Hostiles, 2017. Directed by Scott Cooper. Starring Christian Bale, Rosamond Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Timothée Chalamet, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Rory Cochrane, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Tanaya Beatty, Jonathan Majors, Scott Wilson, Peter Mullan, David Midthunder, Paul Anderson, Ryan Bingham, and Stephen Lang. SYNOPSIS: In 1892, a legendary Army captain reluctantly agrees to […]

Movie Review – The Strange Ones (2017)

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The Strange Ones, 2017. Written and Directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein. Starring Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Tobias Campbell, Gene Jones, Owen Campbell, Marin Ireland, Will Blomker, and Olivia Wang. SYNOPSIS: Mysterious events surround two travelers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface, all seems normal, but what […]

Movie Review – Driving While Black (2018)

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Driving While Black, 2018. Directed by Paul Sapiano. Starring Dominique Purdy, Sheila Tejada, John Mead, and Julian Bane. SYNOPSIS: Dimitri delivers pizzas for a living – but as a young black man, he is faced with “extra” challenges while navigating the city. It’s certainly attention-grabbing that Driving While Black was written by Dominique Purdy (along […]

Movie Review – In the Fade (2017)

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In the Fade, 2017. Directed by Fatih Akin. Starring Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Samia Muriel Chancrin, Johannes Krisch, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Brandhoff, and Hanna Hilsdorf. SYNOPSIS: Katja’s life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge. In the […]

Movie Review – The Greatest Showman (2017)

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The Greatest Showman, 2017. Directed by Michael Gracey. Starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Michelle Williams, Paul Sparks, Keala Settle, Diahann Carroll, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Austyn Johnson, Cameron Seely, Sam Humphrey, Eric Anderson, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the […]

Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)

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Molly’s Game, 2017. Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Bill Camp, Brian d’Arcy James, Chris O’Dowd, J.C. MacKenzie, Jeremy Strong, Samantha Isler, Jon Bass, Justin Kirk, and Graham Greene. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – I, Tonya (2017)

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I,Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, Caitlin Carver, Bojana Novakovic, Paul Walter Hauser, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. […]

Second Opinion – Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)

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Pitch Perfect 3, 2017. Directed by Trish Sie. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, John Lithgow, DJ Khaled, Hana Mae Lee, Ruby Rose, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Ester Dean, Shelley Regner, Kelley Jakle, Matt Lanter, Guy Burnet, Alexis Knapp, Jessica Chaffin, Michael Rose, Andy Allo, Venzelia Joy, Moises Arias, Hannah […]

Movie Review – Downsizing (2017)

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Downsizing, 2017. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Rolf Lassgård, Ingjerd Egeberg, Udo Kier, Søren Pilmark, and Jason Sudeikis. SYNOPSIS: A social satire in which a guy realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself.   Downsizing is the second failed social satire […]

Movie Review – All the Money in the World (2017)

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All the Money in the World, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Plummer, Andrew Buchan, Romain Duris, Olivia Grant, Marco Leonardi, Charlotte Beckett, Stacy Martin, Francesca Inaudi, and Timothy Hutton. SYNOPSIS: The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted […]