The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Alex Lawther, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson packs three stories, plus a prologue and an epilogue, into one film in his latest […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
Movie Review – Oxygen (2021)
Oxygen, 2021. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi, Marc Saez, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Noémie Devide, Grégory Levasseur, Lyah Valade, Pascal Germain, Marie Lemiale, Laura Boujenah, Cathy Cerda, and Éric Herson-Macarel. SYNOPSIS: A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there and must find […]
Movie Review – The Sound of Metal (2019)
The Sound of Metal, 2019. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Domenico Toledo, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez and Chris Perfetti. SYNOPSIS: Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is forced to face some home truths, as a life altering event sees everything he values slip away. As sound is replaced […]
Movie Review – Sound of Metal (2019)
Sound of Metal, 2019. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff and Mathieu Amalric. SYNOPSIS: A heavy metal drummer must learn how to adjust to a completely different life when he begins to suffer serious loss of hearing. It’s always a bit weird to review hotly-tipped Oscar contenders as […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Mother Schmuckers
Mother Schmuckers, 2021. Written and directed by Lenny Guit and Harpo Guit. Starring Harpo Guit, Maxi Delmelle, Claire Bodson, Mathieu Amalric, and Habib Ben Tanfous. SYNOPSIS: Issachar and Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother’s beloved dog, they […]
Sound of Metal is Amazon Prime’s Must-See Movie of 2020 | Review
Sound of Metal, 2020. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, and Mathieu Amalric. Sound of Metal is this year’s must-see project from Amazon Studios. Heartfelt and profound, our host EJ Moreno breaks down what he loves about this Riz Ahmed-led film. Watch the review below, and be sure […]
Movie Review – Sound of Metal (2020)
Sound of Metal, 2020. Directed by Darius Marder. Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric, Tom Kemp, Chris Perfetti, Hillary Baack, and Chelsea Lee. SYNOPSIS: A heavy-metal drummer’s life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing. As much as Sound of Metal is about a drummer poorly […]
Riz Ahmed stars in trailer for Sound of Metal
Amazon Prime Video has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming drama Sound of Metal. Directed by Darius Marder, the film stars Riz Ahmed as a punk-metal drummer whose life begins to unravel when he begins to lose his hearing. Joining Ahmed in the cast are Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Shaheem Sanchez, […]
