*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for thematic content throughout, violent material, and language including racial epithets) Released: November 1, 2019 Runtime: 125 minutes Directed by: Kasi Lemmons Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Janelle Monáe, Clarke Peters, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Henry Hunter Hall, Omar J. Dorsey, Zackary Momoh, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jennifer Nettles Harriet lays [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6QaLsw8EWY New Places. New Faces. Next Level. That marketing copy pretty much sums up Jumanji: The Next Level, the sequel to the highly successful Welcome to the Jungle franchise reboot. This final trailer showcases more of what the first one teased: an opportunity for Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black to have fun with broad character [...]
***1/2 out of **** Not Rated (for general audiences) Released: October 25, 2019 – IMAX theater exclusive Runtime: 27 minutes Directed by: Nick Knight Starring: Kanye West and choir (This one-week IMAX event ends on October 31) Does Jesus is King come from a sincere religious conversion, or is it simply a case of the Messiah as artistic muse? [...]
The holiday movie season is about to kick in, which means marketing campaigns are starting to ramp up. That includes Little Women, the latest adaptation of the beloved Louisa May Alcott novel, from writer/director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird). Following the recent release of the film's first trailer, distributor Columbia Pictures has now debuted a set [...]
*** out of **** Rated TV-MA (for strong language, some sexual content, and disturbing images) Released: October 19, 2019 Runtime: 95 minutes Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, Nonso Anozie, Jessica Allain, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rosalind Chao, David Schwimmer, Robert Patrick, Melissa Rauch Steven Soderbergh uses a whole lot of [...]
You could be off to see the wizard in a way that no one has before. In celebration of the classic film's 80th Anniversary, AMC Theatres is screening The Wizard of Oz nationwide in its exclusive Dolby Atmos experience. Most showings will be afternoon matinees, along with some evening options., from Friday October 25 to Wednesday [...]
**** out of **** Rated R (for sexual content, nudity, violence, disturbing images, and some language) Released: October 18, 2019 limited; October 25 expands Runtime: 109 minutes Directed by: Robert Eggers Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman Controversy erupted recently when Martin Scorsese deigned to characterize Marvel movies as theme park rides. Of the twenty-plus film [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qn_spdM5Zg This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the debut of the final Rise of Skywalker trailer, and we will soon see the end of the entire Skywalker saga. Over forty years in the making, spanning three trilogies and augmented by various and sundry canonical supplements across multiple mediums and platforms, the [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK19jmrtWUM Throughout the fall film festival circuit, universal raves have followed Marriage Story and its two lead performances by Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. Written and directed by Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, The Meyerowitz Stories, Frances Ha), it follows the breakup of a husband and wife who are on opposite coasts, with [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7TlaXDPrg What gives "the happiest place on earth" its magic? We're about to find out, directly from the source. Disney World / Disneyland is about to take us behind the curtain to show us how the magic is made. The Disney+ documentary The Imagineering Story will give us a backstage pass to the biggest attractions [...]
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