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Movie Review – BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)

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BPM (Beats Per Minute), 2017. Directed by Robin Campillo. Starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel, Antoine Reinartz, Félix Maritaud, Aloise Sauvage, Catherine Vinatier, Saadia Bentaieb, and Coralie Russier. SYNOPSIS: 120 BPM. The average heart rate. The protagonists of 120 battements par minute are passionate about fighting the indifference that exists towards AIDS. There […]

Second Opinion – Justice League (2017)

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Justice League, 2017. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane, Amber Heard, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, J.K. Simmons, Kiersey Clemons and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the […]

SPOILERS: Justice League post-credits scenes revealed

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Spoilers for the post-credits scenes of Justice League follow. You have been warned… Having recently screened for critics around the world, we can now tell readers some spoilerific secrets regarding what goes on after the credits for Justice League. The first takes place around 30 seconds in, showing Superman and The Flash getting ready to […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Kerry Condon, Amanda Warren, Zeljko Ivanek, Clarke Peters, and Sandy Martin.   SYNOPSIS: In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges […]

Movie Review – Wonder (2017)

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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: Based on the New York Times bestseller, Wonder tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Mudbound (2017)

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Mudbound, 2017. Directed by Dee Rees. Starring Jason Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jonathan Banks, Kerry Cahill, Rob Morgan, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucy Faust, Henry Frost, Dylan Arnold, David Jensen, Geraldine Singer, and Mary J. Blige. SYNOPSIS: Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, […]

Movie Review – My Friend Dahmer (2017)

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My Friend Dahmer, 2017. Written and Directed by Marc Meyers. Starring Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Dallas Roberts, Liam Koeth, Tommy Nelson, Harrison Holzer, Vincent Kartheiser, Cameron McKendry, Miles Robbins, and Anne Heche. SYNOPSIS: A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Not even 10 minutes into My Friend Dahmer (written and directed by Marc Meyers, […]

Second Opinion – Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

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Murder on the Orient Express, 2017. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Olivia Colman, Derek Jacobi, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, and Marwan Kenzari. SYNOPSIS: A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From […]

Movie Review – Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)

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Daddy’s Home 2, 2017. Directed by Sean Anders. Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, John Cena, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, Owen Vaccaro, Scarlett Estevez, Didi Costine, and Oscar Wahlberg SYNOPSIS: Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays. The greatest strength of the Daddy’s Home series continues to […]

All the Money in the World reshoots will replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer

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In a new report from Deadline it has been announced that director Ridley Scott, along with the cast and crew, have chosen to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in the upcoming Christmas release thriller All the Money in the World. It’s an unprecedented, praise-worthy decision considering trailers released for the picture show Spacey to […]