**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for some violence and sexuality) Released: December 7, 2018 NY/LA; December 21 expands Runtime: 124 minutes Directed by: Josie Rourke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, James McArdle, Guy Pearce, David Tennant, Adrian Lester, Martin Compston, Adam Bond, Joe Alwyn, Gemma Chan Cate Blanchett’s Queen Elizabeth casts a long [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for strong language and some violent images) Released: December 25, 2018 Runtime: 132 minutes Directed by: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk Having Vice shoved down your throat makes one long for the subtleties of an Oliver Stone political [...]
Episode 15 - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Conversations On Cinema http://thebadandthebeautiful.libsyn.com/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-episode-15 Roma, @ 0:59 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, @ 27:20 The Favourite, @ 37:57 Outro, @ 52:00 On this episode of The Bad and the Beautiful, we stream, we swing, and we sting as we discuss three separate year-end Oscar contenders. You can download [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG (for some mild thematic elements and brief action) Released: December 19, 2018 Runtime: 130 minutes Directed by: Rob Marshall Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Colin Firth, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, David Warner, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke The return of [...]
** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout and brief sexuality/nudity) Released: December 14, 2018 Runtime: 116 minutes Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, MichaelPeña, Alison Eastwood, Andy Garcia, Laurence Fishburne, Dianne Wiest, Jill Flint, Clifton Collins Jr., Robert LaSardo, Katie Gill Clint. Buddy. Retire already. You’ve had a [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong sexual content, nudity, and strong language) Released: December 14, 2018 Runtime: 119 minutes Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicolas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Joe Alwyn Director Yorgos Lanthimos isn’t just a nihilist; he’s a masochist. The filmmaker behind the bleakest films of the [...]
**** out of **** Rated PG (for frenetic sequences of animated action violence, thematic elements, and mild language) Released: December 14, 2018 Runtime: 117 minutes Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Starring (the voices of): Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Nicolas Cage, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Kathryn Hahn, [...]
**** out of **** Rated R / TV-MA (for violence, disturbing images, male full frontal nudity, and language) Released: December 14, 2018 Runtime: 135 minutes Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Jorge Antonio Guerrero, Verónica García, Fernando Grediaga Streaming on Netflix, beginning December 14 (Viewer Discretion note: an early scene contains extended [...]
**1/2 out of **** Rated PG (for some action and rude humor) Released: November 22, 2018 Runtime: 112 minutes Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore Starring (the voices of): John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Ed O’Neill I have a genuine soft-spot for Wreck-It Ralph, not [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for language and strong violence) Released: November 16, 2018 Runtime: 132 minutes Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Harry Melling, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Tyne Daily, Brendan Gleeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Saul Rubineck, Chelcie Ross Streaming on Netflix My review [...]
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