Marty Mauser is a man with no lack of confidence and the belief that he’ll achieve his dreams of winning the table tennis world championship. He’ll stop at nothing (and I do mean nothing) to make his way to the top. Inspired by the real-life table tennis player and hustler, Marty Reisman. Timothée Chalamet plays … Continue reading Marty Supreme
Trigger warning: movie contains self-inflicted violence Millie is a girl seeking a fresh start as a housemaid, unaware of the dark secrets that the family carries, based on the book by Freida McFadden. Sydney Sweeney plays Millie, Amanda Seyfried plays the mom, Nina, and Brandon Sklenar (It Ends With Us) plays the husband, Andrew. First … Continue reading The Housemaid
In high school, there's a good chance that you had to read Hamlet by William Shakespeare; regardless, you probably have seen the Lion King. But do you know the inspiration behind the play? Based on the book of the same name by Maggie O'Farrell, explore this historical fiction of Shakespeare's life and the tragic death … Continue reading Hamnet
The horsemen are back with a new trick up their sleeves. The same titular players are back (Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco), needing to steal the world's biggest diamond in order to take down an international crime network. A couple of new faces are joining them: America Ferrera's daughter in … Continue reading Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
Time for the epic conclusion of the first act of Wicked. Exiled from Oz, Elphaba is a vigilante against all things Wizard. On the other end, you have Glinda, who's living in Emerald City and is a beacon of good. When a campaign of hate comes to a boiling point, Glinda and Elphaba must figure … Continue reading Wicked: For Good
Fresh off the heels of his breakout tour, Bruce Springsteen (played by Chef Carmie from The Bear/Jeremy Allen White) needed time to reset before making a new album. Tucked in the New Jersey countryside, he wrestles with his complicated past and creates an album that isn't anything like his past work. I saw this because … Continue reading Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Mark Kerr was one of the best MMA fighters to go on to win the UFC championship. Based on his life and the documentary of the same name, watch as he strives for victory amidst addiction and tumultuous relationships. This started getting buzz because Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was cast as Kerr and Emily Blunt … Continue reading The Smashing Machine
There have been a few movies about failing relationships; Marriage Story, Kramer vs Kramer, Blue Valentine, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The premise is all the same, two hours of watching what could go wrong over time between two people who once cared about each other. Well enter the Roses, Benedict Cumberbatch/Theo is a successful architect … Continue reading The Roses
This is the third revamp of the franchise, and I think it might be my favorite. The Fantastic Four are in a Jetson-esque futuristic New York, trying to make the right choices for humanity when Galactus and the Silver Surfer show up, threatening Earth. Pedro Pascal (Materialists), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things), … Continue reading Fantasic Four: First Steps
Anna and Tess Coleman are back in each other's bodies but this time it’s even more complicated. Single-mom Anna (Lindsay Lohan) has her hands full with her daughter Harper, her career, and trying to blend a family with her fiancé Eric and his daughter Lilly. Now the week of the wedding, they all have to … Continue reading Freakier Friday
Superman returns! Not to be confused with the disaster that is the 2006 movie with the same title.. Clark Kent/Superman is back from a mission, when the world seems to turn against him. At the helm of the mayhem is Lex Luthor, the epitome of a stalker/ex with a vendetta, who will stop at nothing … Continue reading Superman
The dinosaurs still aren't extinct! Mr. Wickham from Pride and Prejudice (Rupert Friend) enlists the help of Scarlett Johansson to go to an island of mutant-misfit dinosaurs to save science. There's more to it, but I'll leave you in suspense so you can see it for yourself. She gets her team of Mahershala Ali, Johnathan … Continue reading Jurassic World Rebirth
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