Author: John Spry
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“White Boy Rick” (2018) Drama Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: Andy Weiss, Logan Miller & Noah Miller Directed by: Yann Demange Featuring: Matthew McConaughey, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie Richard Wershe Sr.:“When I first saw you I knew you were going to be bigger than me.” Critical Commentary The…
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“Mayans M.C.” (2019) Television Drama 10 Episodes Created by: Kurt Sutterand Elgin James Featuring: J. D. Pardo, Clayton Cardenas, Sarah Bolger, Michael Irby, Carla Baratta, Richard Cabral, Raoul Max Trujillo, Antonio Jaramillo, Danny Pino and Edward James Olmos Coco: “I didn’t murder a whore. I freed my mother, gave her some peace, and took away the noise.” Released this week on DVD is the…
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“Shazam!” (2019) Action Running Time: 132 minutes Written by: Henry Gayden Directed by: David F. Sandberg Featuring: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer and Djimon Hounsou Freddy Freeman:“If you could have one superpower, what would you pick? Everybody chooses flight. You know why?” Billy Batson:“So they can fly away from this conversation?” Critical Commentary: These days, in particular…
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Trailer: “Honey Boy” Amazon Studios has released the trailer for the coming-of-age drama “Honey Boy” which is set to be released on November 8th. Shia LaBeouf penned the film which is based on his own relationship with his father at two different stages in his life: as a young boy (Noah Jupe) starting out as…
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Trailer: “A Million Little Pieces” Former MCU and “Kick Ass” actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson both penned the script and stars in the film which his helmed by his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey”). Johnson play Frey who meets interesting people in a clinic, with whom he forms relationships and who play an important role…
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Trailer: “Pain & Glory” In his intensely personal and semi-autobiographical tale, Antonio Banderas stars as Salvador Mallo – an Almodovar-like director whose growing health problems and creative block have initiated a midlife reckoning. The film flashes back to Salvador’s childhood in the sixties (with Penelope Cruz as his mother) and present-day Madrid where he navigates…
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“Profiler” (1996-2000) Television Drama 83 Episodes Created by: Cynthia Saunders Featuring: Ally Walker, Robert Davi, Julian McMahon, Roma Maffia, Peter Frechette, Erica Gimpel, Caitlin Wachs, Jamie Luner, Dennis Christopher, Michael Whaley, Shiek Mahmoud-Bey, Heather McComband and Traci Lords John Grant: “We don’t have a lot of time here, Dr. Lawson. So if you’ve got a theory, I want to hear it.” Dr. Samantha ‘Sam’ Waters: “You want…
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Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club in a return to where it all began with “IT Chapter Two,” the conclusion to the highest-grossing horror film of all time. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults,…
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“Men in Black International” (2019) Action Running time: 115 minutes Written by: Art Marcum and Matt Holloway Directed by: F. Gary Gray Featuring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Laurent and Larry Bourgeois and Liam Neeson M.I.B UK Branch Head: “Always remember: the universe has a way of leading you to where you’re supposed to be, at the moment you’re supposed to…
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“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” (2019) Action Running time: 135 minutes Written by: Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce Directed by: David Leitch Featuring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, and Helen Mirren Deckard Shaw: “This job requires stealth. Look at you.” Luke Hobbs: “I’m trying to save the world, which, for the record, will be my…
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IMAX Trailer: “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut” Lionsgate has issued a new final trailer for “Apocalypse Now: Final Cut,” the 4K restoration of Francis Ford Coppola’s famed and multi-award winning 1979 Vietnam War epic inspired by Joseph Conrad’s colonialist novel “Heart of Darkness”. Restored from the original negative for the first time ever, the new take…
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Trailer: “1917” (2019) George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman lead the cast alongside Colin Firth, Mark Strong Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden and Andrew Scott in the project which has been lensed by the one and only Roger Deakins (“Blade Runner 2049”), edited by Lee Smith (“Dunkirk”) and composed by Thomas Newman (“American Beauty”). Though not confirmed,…
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Trailer: “Little Monsters” (2019) Altitude Films have released the red-band trailer for rising Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe’s new zombie comedy feature “Little Monsters” starring Lupita Nyong’o (“Us”) and Josh Gad (“Beauty and the Beast”). The story follows a washed-up musician (Alexander England) who teams up with a plucky teacher (N’yongo) and a kids show host…
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Trailer: “The Irishman” (2019) The first tailer has arrived for Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, Ray Romano and Harvey Keitel. Steven Zaillian penned the adaptation of Charles Brandt’s nonfiction book “I Heard You Paint Houses,” De Niro plays Frank Sheeran who admitted killing 25 men for the mob,…
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Streaming trailer: “Mindhunter: Season Two” Netflix has premiered the first trailer for the second season of its celebrated profiler series “Mindhunter” which boasts David Fincher (“Se7en”), Andrew Dominik (“The Assassination of Jesse James”) and Carl Franklin (“Devil in a Blue Dress”) as directors of the nine-episode run. The second season covers the Atlanta child murders…
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“Pet Sematary” (2019) Horror Running time: 101 minutes Written by: Jeff Buhler Directed by: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Featuring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow Jud Crandall: “They said the ground was… bad.” Louis Creed: “Sour. They said the ground was sour.” Critical Commentary This month heralded the arrival of the Stephen King adaptation and remake,…
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“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” (2019) Drama Running time: 161 minutes Written & Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Featuring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern and Al Pacino Cliff Booth: “Alright, What’s the matter partner?” Rick Dalton: “It’s official old buddy, I’m a has been.” Well its official the latest (and ninth)…
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“Happy Death Day 2U” (2019) Sci-Fi/Horror Running time: 100 minutes Written & Directed by: Christopher Landon Featuring: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Ruby Modine and Steve Zissis Tree Gelbman:[to Ryan] “Now you’re stuck in this day. Congrats. Oh, and by the way? You’re going to die. Again… and again… and again.” Ryan Phan:[cringes] “Carter, tell your…
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Trailer: “Jack Ryan: Season 2” (2019) John Krasinski returns as the Tom Clancy-created character who this time out is tracing a suspected shipment of illegal weapons to Venezuela, heading to that South American country to investigate. He soon stumbles upon a far-reaching conspiracy. As events progress, Ryan and his colleagues around the globe – including…
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Trailer: “Zombieland: Double Tap” (2019) Sony Pictures has premiered the first trailer for the long-awaited “Zombieland” sequel “Zombieland: Double Tap”. Director Ruben Fleischer (“Venom”) and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (“Deadpool”) are all returning for the project, as are stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. The original followed four strangers…
