Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg Known for stylish, action-comedic films, British director Edgar Wright has added another bullet point to his ever versatile and growing oeuvre. This time, it’s the psychological horror/thriller genre with his latest film, Last Night in Soho. Though one might argue that 2004’s Shaun …
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Director: Edgar Wright Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Jane Wiedlin, Beck, Flea, Tony Visconti, Todd Rundgren, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost As a kid growing up in 1983, I’d watch Sparks’ Cool Places air a few times on MTV – back when it actually was “Music Television” instead of the reality TV monstrosity it’s become …
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Directed by: Robert Connolly Starring: Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell, John Polson, Bebe Bettencourt There is a lonesome vastness in the Australian countryside; flat landscapes, aged trees sporadically placed within view and oblique farmland ravaged by a drought. These are the opening scenes from Robert Connolly’s The Dry, effectively setting the tone for this …
Directed by Jennifer Trainer Narrated by Meryl Streep Museum Town is the first feature documentary from award-winning journalist Jennifer Trainer. It chronicles the history of Mass MoCA, the world’s largest contemporary art museum in the world and North Adams, the struggling Massachusetts town it resides in. Trainer herself is one of the co-founders of Mass …
The Queen’s Gambit (2020 – Netflix) Directed by Scott Frank Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, Moses Ingram, Bill Camp, Harry Melling, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Christiane Seidel, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd Nearly a month removed from debuting on Netflix, there’s no shortage of publicity and buzz surrounding this 7 part mini-series. During these pandemic times with nearly everyone (hopefully) …
Directed by: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Written by: Justin Benson Starring: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Ally Ioannides Coming off the critical success of The Endless (2017), Synchronic is the fifth collaboration between the directing duo of Benson and Moorhead. While not in the same universe as that of their previous 2 films (with 2012’s …
Directed by: Bill Condon Written by: Jeffrey Hatcher Starring: Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Russell Tovey Advertised as the first ever pairing of Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen, The Good Liar boasts perhaps two of film’s all-time greatest. Based on the best-selling book by Nicholas Searle (a former British Intelligence officer) and adapted to …
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