MASS (2021) Starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Breeda Wool, Kagen Albright, Michelle N. Carter and Campbell Spoor. Screenplay by Fran Kranz. Directed by Fran Kranz. Distributed by Bleecker Street. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. In college, I had a fiction professor who said that the … Continue reading
GAGARINE (2020) Starring Alséni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri, Jamil McCraven, Finnegan Oldfield, Farida Rahouadj, Denis Lavant, Cesar ‘Alex’ Ciurar, Rayane Hajmessaoud, Hassan Baaziz, Salim Balthazard. Elyes Boulaïche, Fabrice Brunet, Jacques Cissoko, Mamadou Cissoko, Hassoun Dembele, Jean ‘Charle’ Ehiman, Serge Ehiman, Mahamadou Fofana, Sullivan Heng and Houssam Houat. Screenplay by Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh and Benjamin Charbit. … Continue reading
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN (2021) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Jamie Demetriou, Aimee Lou Wood, Cassia McCarthy, Hayley Squires, Stacy Martin, Indica Watson, Julian Barratt, Sharon Rooney, Adeel Akhtar, Asim Chaudhry, Sophia Di Martino, Olivier Richters, Nick Cave, Taika Waititi, Richard Ayoade and the voice of Olivia Colman. Screenplay … Continue reading
Superman and Lois The Complete First Season (2020-2021) (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment-2021) It’s a tough time for the CW Arrowverse. The block of TV series based on DC comic heroes – which for much of the past several years have been a huge chunk of the network’s programming – are losing ground both in popularity … Continue reading
The Titans That Built America The Complete Series (2021) (Lionsgate-2021) The ubiquity of cable and streaming services like The History Channel and Discovery+ has led to the need for tons of content like this highly entertaining hybrid mini-series. It is not quite a historical drama – although most of the main characters are played by … Continue reading
RZA & Alex Tse Bring Da Ruckus with Wu-Tang: An American Saga By George Seth Wagner From the slums of Shaolin, the Wu-Tang Clan strikes again. The RZA, the GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah, and the Method Man. 30 years later you still know them. Whether you’re dusting … Continue reading
THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK (2021) Starring Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Michael Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Vera Farmiga, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Samson Moeakiola, Alexandra Intrator, Joey Diaz, Nick Vallelonga, Daryl Edwards, Gabriella Piazza, Chase Vacnin, Lesli Margherita, Mattea Conforti and the voice of Michael Imperioli. Screenplay by … Continue reading
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021) Starring Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Sam Jaeger, Gabriel Olds, Mark Wystrach, Chandler Head, Fredric Lehne, Jay Huguley, Louis Cancelmi, Coley Company, Randy Havens, Joe Ando-Hirsh, Kimberly Hester Huffstetler, Meredith Jackson, Michelle Brown Houston, Lindsay Ayliffe and Sophia Bell. Screenplay by Abe Sylvia. Directed by Michael … Continue reading
BLUE BAYOU (2021) Starring Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Emory Cohen, Susan McPhail and Sage Kim Gray. Screenplay by Justin Chon. Directed by Justin Chon. Distributed by Focus Features. 119 minutes. Rated R. Sometimes when a film shines a light on an important subject, you want to … Continue reading
THE CARD COUNTER (2021) Starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe, Ekaterina Baker, Joel Michaely, Billy Slaughter, Amye Gousset, Marlon Hayes, Adrienne Lau, Calvin Williams, Hassel Kromer, Dylan Flashner, Fran Robertson, Alexander Babara, John Ceallach, Rachel Michiko Whitney, Britton Webb, Rob Eubanks and Bobby C. King. Screenplay by Paul Schrader. Directed by Paul … Continue reading
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