***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language) Released: June 22, 2018 limited; expands July 20 Runtime: 107 minutes Directed by: Eugene Jarecki Starring: interviewees include Alec Baldwin, Chuck D, Ethan Hawke, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, David Simon, Lana Del Rey, James Carville, and many more My review of The King, for The Tulsa Voice. This new [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for thematic material throughout) Released: June 29, 2019 limited; July 13 wider Runtime: 109 minutes Directed by: Debra Granik Starring: Ben Foster, Thomasin McKenzie, Dale Dickey, Dana Millican, Isaiah Stone, Jeff Kober, Debra Granik’s films are primarily about experiences, not ideas, and what it’s like to walk in the shoes [...]
The Dowager is back. And so is the rest of the cast. Focus Features has officially announced the greenlight for the Downton Abbey Movie. Creator Julian Fellowes has written the screenplay (he wrote every single episode during the popular series' entire six season run), all original cast members will return (well, those still around at [...]
Breaking News (get used to that pun with this movie): Entertainment Weekly has published new first-look images of Glass, the Unbreakable / Split sequel coming soon from writer / director M. Night Shyamalan. In the brief EW article, we learn about this highly-anticipated expansion of Night's original quasi-indie superhero universe (it's just a tease, but [...]
*** out of **** TV-MA (for sexual situations, crude humor, and strong language including a brief crude sexual epithet) Released: June 29, 2018 Runtime: 105 minutes Directed by: Claire Scanlon Starring: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Pete Davidson, Tituss Burgess Streaming now on Netflix My review of Set It Up, for The Tulsa Voice, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=anKVhZU7D1s In the warm-fuzzy wake of Paddington 2 and Won't You Be My Neighbor?, Disney's live-action Winnie the Pooh movie called Christopher Robin looks to be another feel-good film to lift our spirits in these divisive times. Ewan McGregor stars as a grown-up Christopher who reconnects with his stuffed animal friends from the 100 Acre [...]
Well hello, what have we here? Writer/director J.J. Abrams is bringing back everybody's favorite smooth double-crosser with a heroic streak: Lando Calrissian. The Hollywood Reporter broke the scoop that Billy Dee Williams will be reprising his most iconic character for Star Wars: Episode IX. This news, of course, comes on the heels of the recent [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYm7mYd0SgE Paramount is getting serious about animation. After a couple of attempts with mid-range budgets like The SpongeBob Movie and Sherlock Gnomes, Paramount Animation studios is launching its first $100 million feature film. A Spanish-American collaboration with Madrid's Ilion Animation Studios, Wonder Park looks to compete with the blockbusters from Pixar, Illumination, and Blue Sky. [...]
Episode 9 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-conversations-on-cinema-episode-9 DISCUSSIONS Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, @ 0:48 Hearts Beat Loud, @ 13:07 Won't You Be My Neighbor?, @ 22:21 Uncle Drew, @ 24:37 American Animals, @ 28:46 Outro, @ 41:37 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, Charles and Jeff discuss [...]
The summer of 1993 was a great one for movies, with a perfect blend of options for everyone (and not just typical blockbusters). Twenty-five years later, they're worth praising - and watching - again. Sure, it had its glut of mediocrity like any summer does (Cliffhanger, Last Action Hero, and Super Mario Bros. instantly come [...]