https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TojlZYqPUo Pixar is famous for making kids' movies that have a strong appeal for adults, not just emotionally but even philosophically. Well, Soul may be their first offering to be target squarely at the parents. Going a step further than even The Incredibles did (which involved a family), Soul follows the existential afterlife struggle of Joe [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use) Released: November 8, 2019 Runtime: 151 minutes Directed by: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Emily Alyn Lind, Zahn McClarnon, Cliff Curtis, Alex Essoe, Carl Lumbly, Bruce Greenwood The scariest thing about Doctor Sleep is [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIOKOsYW-sc A recent trailer unpacked the premise. Then we finally got our first listen to three of the big songs. Now, tickets are finally on sale for Frozen II and here are three new TV spots to spread the word. The first (above) recaps footage we've mostly seen before, while the other two (below) play up [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x79u230bFU We may have to wait until Christmas to see Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women, but Sony Pictures was nice enough to give giddy Alcott diehards exactly what they want: Laurie and Jo dancing. And it's totes adorbs. In a reunion of Gerwig's Lady Bird, Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan co-star (respectively) as the [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for violence throughout, strong language, and brief nudity) Released: November 1, 2019 Runtime: 128 minutes Directed by: Tim Miller Starring: Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Diego Boneta, Tristán Ulloa For a sixth film in a franchise that completely ignores the existence and implications of the third, fourth, and fifth [...]
*** 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 [...]
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