Mary Queen Of Scots (2019) Director: Josie Rourke Screenwriter: Beau Willimon Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce. Plot: In 16th-century Britain, two queens clash in a high-stakes struggle for power, survival, and legacy. Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots centers on Mary Stuart, cousin to Elizabeth I and … Read more
Glass (2019) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard M. Night Shyamalan completes the story he seeded in Unbreakable (2000) and revisited in Split (2016) with Glass, a finale to what has been dubbed the Eastrail 177 … Read more
Colette (2019) Director: Wash Westmoreland Screenwriters: Richard Glatzer, Rebecca D. Lenkiewicz, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh, Sloan Thompson, Arabella Weir, Mate Haumann, Ray Panthaki, Al Weaver, Dickie Beau Wash Westmoreland, the director of Still Alice, approaches the late 19th and early 20th-century world of the French novelist Colette in … Read more
Stan & Ollie (2019) Director: Jon S. Baird Screenwriter: Jeff Pope Starring: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Danny Huston, Rufus Jones Stan & Ollie is a gently crafted 2019 biographical drama that chronicles the twilight years of Laurel and Hardy as they return to the stage for a farewell tour across … Read more
Bird Box (2018) Director: Susanne Bier Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Machine Gun Kelly, BD Wong What are the monsters in Bird Box? Could the apocalyptic threat be a metaphor for the private demons people carry? Susanne … Read more
Adam McKay’s Vice has ignited debate among critics. Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast accuses the film of, at best, marginally humanizing and, at worst, lionizing Dick Cheney. The Washington Post’s Ann Hornaday, in a 1.5 out of 4 star review, argues that “there aren’t any revelations or risky hypotheses proffered in Vice.” Vox reviewer … Read more
2019 BAFTA Film Awards: Full List of Nominees The nominees for the 2019 BAFTA Film Awards were announced on 9 January 2019 in London. Several high-profile films earned recognition across multiple categories, with Bohemian Rhapsody highlighted in key categories including Outstanding British Film after its success at the Golden Globes. The director category includes international … Read more
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Director: Rob Marshall Screenwriter: David Magee Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth Rob Marshall’s Disney-produced sequel, arriving 54 years after the original Mary Poppins, set out to recapture the whimsy and warmth that made the 1964 … Read more
The 76th Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday, January 6, 2019. The ceremony was hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) honored films from the year with notable wins for Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book, and one of the evening’s … Read more
Aquaman and the DCEU: A Fresh Direction for DC’s Cinematic Universe I don’t think it’s unreasonable to keep comparing the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). For several years the comparison has been a measuring stick: financially, artistically, and in audience response. Most DCEU entries have landed with mixed reviews at … Read more