https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0CbN8sfihY If director Rian Johnson had his druthers, we wouldn't be seeing this. But Lucasfilm marketing knows better. Fans hungered for one more bite of a marketing morsel from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and we have it: the second and last trailer for the latest Star Wars episode. It premiered on Monday Night Football, in October, [...]
** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some thematic elements and language) Released: October 6, 2017 Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams, Fenella Woolgar With Judi Dench starring as Queen Victoria, Victoria & Abdul could’ve been a wonderful companion piece to [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-DM9uBtVI A little over a month out and we're getting a our last rock-and-roll look at the new Justice League movie. This official "Heroes" trailer is driven by a cover of that David Bowie classic as the gang unites together in explosions of CGI excess, with glimpses of the big bad villain Steppenwolf to go [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=fUjicxMPDzs Robots! Monsters! Sequels! Oh my! Defying a lackluster stateside run with a global haul led by China, Pacific Rim has spawned a sequel, and here's its first trailer. Gone are creator / director Guillermo del Toro and actor Charlie Hunnam. In their places are Stephen S. DeKnight (TV's Daredevil) and Star Wars star John Boyega who plays the son [...]
*** out of **** Rated PG-13 (for some sexual content, partial nudity, and language) Released: September 29, 2017 limited; expands October 6 Runtime: 121 minutes Director: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Austin Stowell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Alan Cumming, Bill Pullman, Elizabeth Shue, Jessica McNamee Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for violence, some sexuality, nudity, and some strong language) Released: October 6, 2017 Runtime: 163 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, Jared Leto, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K. Proceeds from purchases made through these links go [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFM0UqX9MJ8 The latest annual offering from writer/director Woody Allen skews dramatic, and dark, in a tale of four lives that intertwine on Coney Island in the 1950s. Wonder Wheel boasts a strong cast starring Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, and Jim Belushi, along with a mini Sopranos reunion of Tony Sirico and Steve Schirripa [...]
*** out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout and some sexuality/nudity) Released: September 29, 2017 Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Doug Liman Starring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Fredy Yate Escobar, Mauricio Mejia A fast and loose movie about a guy who played fast and loose with the law – and The Law itself [...]
***1/2 out of **** Rated R (for strong language throughout, some graphic injury images, and brief sexuality/nudity) Released: September 22, 2017 Runtime: 116 minutes Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Lenny Clarke, Clancy Brown, Danny McCarthy, Nate Richman, Richard Lane Jr., Carlos Sanz Available to rent through Amazon Video or buy on Blu-ray and DVD. Proceeds from purchases made through [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtJ60u7SUSw Serving as a perfect companion piece to this summer's Dunkirk, the upcoming biopic Darkest Hour is an Oscar season hopeful about Winston Churchill confronting Britain's most dramatic turning point of WWII. Gary Oldman stars as the iconic Prime Minister in a powerhouse performance that's already being billed as a lock for Best Actor. Hype aside, [...]
I Can't Unsee That Movie: film news and reviews by Jeff Huston 