Director: Duncan Jones Writers: Michael Robert Johnson, Duncan Jones Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh, Robert Sheehan A mute bartender goes up against his city’s gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner. What I Liked The futuristic vibes. I was in a bit of a futuristic feel kind of mood when I decided… Continue reading Netflix Original Review: Mute (2018)
+ Created by: Laeta Kalogridis Starring: Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Will Yun Lee + many more! Synopsis Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom. I remember seeing the trailer for Altered Carbon before its release… Continue reading Netflix Original Review: Altered Carbon
Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. I had been meaning to watch The Shape Of Water ever since I heard it was… Continue reading Film Review: The Shape Of Water (2018)
Director: Greg Berlanti Writers: Elizabeth Berger , Isaac Aptaker & Becky Albertalli Stars: Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel Everyone deserves a great love story. But for Simon it’s complicated: no-one knows he’s gay and he doesn’t know who the anonymous classmate is that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, scary and life-changing. A little while ago… Continue reading Movie Review: Love, Simon (2018)
Created by: Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese Starring: Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn, Jördis Triebel, Louis Hofmann + many more! Synopsis A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families. Back in September, I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Toronto International Film… Continue reading #Netflix Original Review: Dark (2017)
Directed by: Mark Raso Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen, Ed Harris Synopsis Set during the final days of the admired photo development system known as Kodachrome, a father and son hit the road in order to reach the Kansas photo lab before it closes its doors for good. Recently, I was lucky enough to catch a screening of… Continue reading #TIFF2017 Review: Kodachrome
Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil… Continue reading #FilmReview: The Dark Tower (2017)
Directed by: David Leitch, Written by: Kurt Johnstad (screenplay) & Antony Johnston (graphic novel) Starring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, James Faulkner, Roland Møller, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgård + more An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Atomic Blonde was one of those… Continue reading #FilmReview: Atomic Blonde (2017)
Directed by: Edgar Wright, Written by: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Eiza González, CJ Jones, Jamie Foxx After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Although there was another huge movie by the name of Spiderman being released this past weekend, my sister and… Continue reading #Review: Baby Driver (2017)
Directed by: Stephen Dunn, Written by: Stephen Dunn Starring: Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Aaron Abrams, Aliocha Schneider, Joanne Kelly, Sofia Banzhaf A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood. Closet Monster is a film that I have meaning to watch since it was featured at… Continue reading #Review: Closet Monster (2015)
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