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Plot: Two years after the events of the first film, Joker/Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) awaits trial while in custody at Arkham State Hospital. Since murdering Murray Franklin on live TV, Fleck’s Joker persona has become a folk hero to the derided and downtrodden of Gotham City. Shortly before the trial begins, Arthur encounters Lee (Lady Gaga) at a music therapy session. An avid fan of the…
Director: Kelly Marcel Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis, Clark Backo Plot: Eddie Brock and Venom are on the run, having been accused of murdering a cop. In addition, they’re being hunted by an unstoppable alien monster and a secret military organisation who are studying the Symbiotes. Review: Cards on the table, the…
Plot: Based on the 1970s bestseller by Stephen King, ‘Salem’s Lot follows author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) who returns to his childhood hometown for research on a new novel. Unbeknownst to Ben, an evil begins to invade the Lot in the form of an ancient vampire named Kurt Barlow (Alexander Ward) and his familiar Richard Straker (Pilou Asbaek). As the town begins to fall under Barlow’s sway, Ben…
Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Sharon Washington Plot: Arthur Fleck is confined to Arkham Asylum while awaiting trail when he meets Lee Quinzel, an obsessed fan. The two fall in love, and Lee looks to manipulate the situation to allow them to have a life together. Review: We saw…
Plot: Based on the popular children’s book by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot follows the exploits of the utilitarian robot ROZZUM Unit 7134 (Lupita Nyong’o). When ROZ is stranded on an island devoid of human life she finds herself without a programmed purpose. Surrounded by wildlife, ROZ has no choice but to translate the local fauna’s language and offer her services. Unfortunately, ROZ accidentally…
Director: Ali Abbasi Cast: Sebastian Shaw, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick, Ben Sullivan Plot: Real estate mogul Donald Trump learns some lessons from aggressive lawyer Roy Cohn that see him to success for decades to follow. Review: This is an odd movie to approach for a review, because it’s rare that we see modern movies that are so blatantly…
Plot: When ex-Marine Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) is intentionally rammed by two police officers in the town of Shelby Springs, the corrupt cops seize the cash intended to bail out his cousin. When the local courthouse clerk refuses to help him, Terry goes directly to the police station and tries to report the cash as stolen. Despite Terry’s efforts to de-escalate the situation, Terry finds…
Director: James Watkins Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Scoot McNairy, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough Plot: An American couple and their daughter connect with another family while on holiday. After accepting an invitation to visit their new friends at their isolated farmhouse, the couple grow increasingly uncomfortable with the situation. Review: Coming up to the release…
Director: Tim Burton Cast: Michael Keaton. Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti Plot: Lydia, along with her daughter Astrid and boyfriend Rory, return to Winter River following the death of her father. After reuniting with her step-mother Delia, a situation that forces them to deal with manic poltergeist Beetlejuice once…
Plot: Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, director Fede Alvarez’s latest entry in the popular franchise centers on Rain (Cailee Spaeny), an orphan working on the mining planet of Jackson’s Star. With her adoptive synthetic brother Andy (David Jonsson) Rain’s only family, she longs to escape her circumstances. However, when Weyland-Yutani forcibly extends her contact, Rain turns to her…
WARNING!! SPOILERS AHEAD!! Plot: Several years after the events of Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson’s (Ryan Reynolds) life is at a nadir. He’s given up being the Merc with Mouth, he’s no longer engaged to Vanessa (Morena Baccarin), and stuck in a dead end job as a used car salesman. When Wade is kidnapped by the Time Variance Authority and the mysterious Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen), he sets out on an…
Authenticity: the quality of being genuine Verisimilitude: the appearance of being true or real I’ve hesitated to write this article for almost a month now because dipping into Star Wars discourse–particularly Disney Star Wars discourse–has become akin to avoiding a field of thermal detonators while a dozen wampas wait in the shadows. I wanted this piece to be thoughtful, rational, and logical,…
Plot: A prequel to the wildly popular Quiet Place franchise, A Quiet Place: Day One shows the devastation of New York City on the day alien creatures arrive. The film centers around Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), a poet and terminally ill cancer patient, who pairs up with Eric (Joseph Quinn), an English law student. Thrown together amidst the chaos, the duo must find their way to an extraction point on…
Plot: The first chapter in a sprawling four-part Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga chronicles several interlinking stories all centering on the frontier town of Horizon, located in the San Pedro Valley. Beginning in the middle of the Civil War, the film follows natives of Horizon including widow Frances Kittredge (Sienna Miller) as they look to rebuild the town with the assistance of Lt.…
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Harry Hadden-Paton, David Corenswet Plot: Kate Cooper is an ambitious young meteorologist whose career and life are thrown off track by a tragic event in the field that lost her several close friends. Years later she’s brought back into the storm-chasing business by another…
The shores of France are renowned for their beauty and heritage. One would can see why there are those who would shudder the thought of transforming such a place into a film set, much less for a Z-grade horror film. But in 1986, director Bernard Launois told those people to shove it as he was bound and determined to bring his grand horrific vision to life right there. Being, to this day, the only…
Following a dismal holiday weekend where a big budget franchise entry in Furiosa failed to meet box office expectations. This in on top of a 2023 that saw big brands like Marvel, DC, Indiana Jones, the Universal Monsters, Mission Impossible, and Pixar hit hard box office times. In fact, aside from true events like Dune 2 and Barbenheimer there were plenty of butts not in seats at the multiplex…
