by Brad Balfour Thanks to director Dexter Fletcher, Elton John’s successes and travails are transformed into the mega-pop star’s redemption song through the film Rocketman. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25th, 1947, Elton went from being a shy child prodigy to outrageous stardom and survived. This English singer / songwriter / pianist / composer … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig Makes Little Women with Big Characters and Award Ambitions by Brad Balfour Of the controversies associated with this year’s Oscars, the absence of women among many of its categories – especially Best Director – have highlighted the inequity of this award’s process. Of the many women creators considered, Little Women director Greta Gerwig’s … Continue reading
Chrissy Metz Breakthrough Faithfully Makes Actress a Film Star and Garners Her an Oscar Nom for Its Featured Song by Brad Balfour It used to be that faith-based films were low-budget productions, cheaply made with cheesy storytelling and wooden acting – more about propagandizing than worthy narrative. Nowadays, they’re labelled as contemporary Christian and as … Continue reading
THE RHYTHM SECTION (2020) Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Max Casella, Daniel Mays, Geoff Bell, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Tawfeek Barhom, David Duggan, Jade Anouka, Jack McEvoy, Ivana Basic, Nasser Memarzia, Ibrahim Renno, Amira Ghazalla, Fleur Phoenix Munroe, Degnan Geraghty, Maceo Oliver, Shane Whisker, Elly Curtis and Hugh Scully. Screenplay by Mark … Continue reading
PARASITE (2019) Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Chang Hyae-jin, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Jung-eun, Jeong Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Park Myung-hoon, Park Geun and Park Seo-joon. Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Distributed by Neon. 132 minutes. Rated R. Ever since its big win at last … Continue reading
THE GENTLEMEN (2020) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Lyne Renée, Tom Wu, Chidi Ajufo, Simon Barker, Jason Wong, John Dagleish, Jordan Long, Lily Frazer, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Samuel West, Geraldine Somerville and Eliot Sumner. Screenplay by Guy Ritchie. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Distributed … Continue reading
ALL RISE (2019) Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Ehle, Jeffrey Wright, John David Washington, Mikey Madison, Tim Blake Nelson, Paul Ben-Victor, Jonny Coyne, Rakim “ASAP Rocky” Mayers, Jharrel Jerome, Dorian Missick, Lovie Simone, Alejandro Hernandez, Adriana DeGirolami, Willie C. Carpenter, Kelvin Hale and Nasir “Nas” Jones. Screenplay by Radha Blank, Cole Wiley, Janece … Continue reading
INTRIGO: DEATH OF AN AUTHOR (2019) Starring Ben Kingsley, Benno Fürmann, Tuva Novotny, Michael Byrne, Veronica Ferres, Daniela Lavender, Sandra Dickinson, Elizabeth Counsell, Erik Johansson, Gordan Kicic, Ed Cooper Clarke, Jason Riddington, Annamaria Serda, Sian Webber, Petar Cirica, Mladen Sovilj, David Lowe, Tor Clark, Angus Kennedy and Ivona Kustudic. Screenplay by Daniel Alfredson and Birgitta … Continue reading
AMERICAN MUSLIM (2019) Featuring Mohamed Bahi, Debbie Almontaser, Aber Kawas, Imam Shamsi Ali, Kobir Chowdhury, Rafael Espinal, Bedor Elhanafi Bahi, Zaid Nagi, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Rabbi Marisa Alana James, Rev. Khader El-Yateem and Linda Sarsour. Directed by Adam Zucker. Distributed by Longnook Pictures. 82 minutes. Not Rated. Screened for Cinematters: New York Social Justice Film … Continue reading
ALWAYS IN SEASON (2019) Featuring Claudia Lacy, Pierre Lacy, Cassandra Greene, Heather Rattelade, Justin Jones, Sherrilyn Ifill, The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Bryan Stevenson, Ashton Lyons, Jaylon Davis, A.J. Willis, Allen Smith, F.W. Newton, Allen Rogers, Doug Lacy, Curt Vincent, Michelle Brimhall, Rev. Gregory Taylor, Harry Singletary, Rufus Duckworth, Robert Howard, Tyrone L. … Continue reading
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