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Quiz Lady- Movie Review
Synopsis: A gameshow-obsessed woman and her estranged sister work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts.Director: Jessica YuStars: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell, Holland Taylor, Jason Schwartzman Game shows. . . who doesn’t like a game show! Family...
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – Concert Movie Review
Synopsis: Experience the breathtaking Eras Tour, performed by the one and only Taylor Swift.Director: Sam WrenchStars: Taylor Swift I am not a ‘Swiftie,’ nor a detractor, not at all, but it would be insulting to real fans to attempt to put myself on the same level as...
She Came to Me – Movie Review
Synopsis: A composer who suffers writer’s block rediscovers his passion after an adventurous one-night stand.Director: Rebecca MillerStars: Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway, Marisa Tomei People can meet in many places — the gym, at work, the grocery store — but in She...
Fair Play – Movie Review
Synopsis: An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement.Director: Chloe DomontStars: Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor, Eddie Marsan A financial backdrop...
The Zone of Interest – Movie Review
Synopsis: The commander of Auschwitz, Rudolph Hoss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.Director: Jonathan GlazerStars: Sandra Huller, Christian Friedel In the absence of the internet, let alone...
Backspot – Movie Review
Synopsis: Riley is given the chance to cheer with the all-star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and her desperate need for approval from her new coach.Director: D.W....
Flora and Son – Movie Review
Synopsis: Single mom Flora is at war with her son Max. Trying to find a hobby for Max, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person’s trash can be a family’s salvation.Director: John CarneyStars: Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Oren Kinlan, Jack...
Passages – Movie Review
Synopsis: A gay couple’s marriage is thrown into crisis when one of them impulsively begins a passionate affair with a young woman.Director: Ira SachsStars: Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adele Exarchopoulos Sometimes, when you are a guest at a dinner party, you may be...
Blue Beetle – Movie Review
Synopsis: An alien scarab chooses college graduate Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armour capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue...
Shortcomings – Movie Review
Synopsis: A trio of young, Bay Area urbanites — Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim — navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.Director: Randall ParkStars: Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki...
North of Normal – Movie Review
Synopsis: After being raised in the wilderness, a teenage girl moves to the city, hoping for a normal life with her anything-but-normal mother.Director: Carly StoneStars: Sarah Gadon, Amanda Fix, Robert Carlyle, James D’Arcy Canadian films like Brother, I Like...
Talk to Me – Movie Review
Synopsis: When friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.Director: Danny Philippou, Michael PhilippouStars: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra...
Barbie – Movie Review
Synopsis: Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence.Director: Greta GerwigStars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Emma Mackey, Helen Mirren Teamwork makes the dream work is a fun saying, but it’s accurate; collaboration...
Oppenheimer – Movie Review
Synopsis: The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.Director: Christopher NolanStars: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon Every now and then, we come across a film where the...
The Out-Laws – Movie Review
Synopsis: A straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life. When his bank is held up by infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws, who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws.Director: Tyler SpindelStars:...
Insidious: The Red Door – Movie Review
Synopsis: The Lamberts must go deeper into The Further than ever before to put their demons to rest once and for all.Director: Patrick WilsonStars: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne Several years ago, Leigh Whannell, after the success of the film Saw which he...
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Movie Review
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.Director: Christopher McQuarrieStars: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales If...
Joy Ride – Movie Review
Synopsis: Follows four Asian-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are while they travel through Asia searching for one of their birth mothers.Director: Adele LimStars: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu,...