Author: John Spry
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“Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” (2016) Science Fiction Running Time: 152 minutes Written and Directed by: Rian Johnson Featuring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro Luke Skywalker: “Breathe. Just breathe. Now reach out. What do you see?” Rey: “Light. Darkness. A…
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“In Plain Sight” (2008 – 2012) Television/Action/Thriller 61 Episodes Created by: David Maples Featuring: Mary McCormack, Fred Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Todd Williams, Lesley Ann Warren, Paul Ben-Victor, Cristián de la Fuente, Rachel Boston Mary Shannon: Since 1970, the Federal Witness Protection Program has relocated thousands of witnesses, some criminal, some not, to neighborhoods all across…
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“Ready Player One” (2018) From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon. The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in…
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“American Made” (2017) Comedy/Action/Drama Running Time: minutes Written by: Gary Spinelli Directed by: Doug Liman Featuring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jayma Mays, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda Barry Seal: [voice over] “My name is Barry Seal. Some of this really happened. It really did.” Whenever I talk about a movie featuring Tom Cruise I…
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“Patti Cake$” (2017) Drama Running Time: 108 minutes Written & Directed by: Geremy Jasper Featuring: Danielle Macdonald, Cathy Moriarty, Siddharth Dhananjay, McCaul Lombardi, Patrick Brana, Bridget Everett, Mamoudou Athie Patti: [to Barb] “Act your age.” Barb: [to Patti] “Act your race.” Firstly, it has to be said upfront that this debut film by music video…
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“All the Money in the World” (2017) – Official Trailer Rome, 1973. Masked men kidnap a teenage boy named Paul. His grandfather, J. Paul Getty, is the richest man in the world, a billionaire oil magnate, but he’s notoriously miserly. His favorite grandson’s abduction is not reason enough for him to part with any of…
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Following the events of “Captain America: Civil War,” the Avengers as we know it no longer exists. Lines were drawn; sides were chosen. The Avengers is nothing more than a team name without any team members. Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes put aside their differences and unite once more? Do they even stand a chance against…
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“The Hitman’ s Bodyguard” (2017) Comedy/Action Running Time: 118 minutes Written by: Tom O’Connor Directed by: Patrick Hughes Featuring: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek Michael Bryce: “I’m a triple A rated executive protection agent and you’re the most wanted hitman in the world. My job is to keep you out of harm’s way.” [Kincaid starts laughing,…
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“Logan Lucky” (2017) Action/Comedy Running Time: 119 minutes Written by: Rebecca Blunt Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Featuring: Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston and Sebastian Stan Joe Bang: “I am in-car-ce-ra-ted.” Jimmy Logan: “Yeah, we got a plan to get you out.” Joe Bang: “You Logan’s must be as simple minded as people say.” Jimmy and Clyde: “Do…
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“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ” (2017) Science Fiction/Fantasy Running Time: 137 minutes Written & Directed by: Luc Besson Featuring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer Doghan-Dagui: “We know how humans work. They are all so predictable.” Sergeant Laureline: “Clearly, you have never met a woman.” There are very few…
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“Wonder” (2017) Drama Running Time: 113 minutes Written by: Steve Conrad, based on the novel of the same name by R.J. Palacio Directed by: Stephen Chbosky Featuring: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay Auggie Pullman: [voice over] “I know I’m not an ordinary kind of a kid, I’ve had twenty-seven surgeries. They help me to breathe, to see,…
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“A Ghost Story” (2017) Drama Written and Directed by: David Lowery Featuring: Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara Houseguest: “We build our legacy piece by piece and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you’re still around after you’re gone.” It can…
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Official Trailer: “Rampage” (2018) Primatologist Davis Okoye, a man who keeps people at a distance, shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters…
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“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (2018) Warner Br os. Pictures announces “ FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD ” as the title of the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World™. Opening November 1 5 , 2018, the film features an ensemble cast led by Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan…
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“LA 92” (2017) Documentary Running Time: 114 minutes Directed by: Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin Featuring: George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Pete Wilson, Daryl Gates, Joyce Karlin, Rodney King, Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell Congresswoman Maxine Waters: “This is what you get with video of a killing.” This is actually the first of at least two high profile documentaries about the LA…
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“Justice League” (2017) Action/Fantasy Running Time: 120 minutes Written by: Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon Directed by: Zack Snyder Featuring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. K. Simmons and Ciarán Hinds Diana Prince: “People said the Age of Heroes would never come again.“ Bruce Wayne: “It has to. We don’t have any more time!“ Has there…
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“Atomic Blonde” (2017) Action Running Time: 115 minutes Written by: Kurt Johnstad Directed by: David Leitch Featuring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella and Toby Jones Gray: “Lorraine Broughton, an expert in escape and evasion. Proficient in intelligence collection and hand to hand combat. That’s an impressive set of skills.” Lorraine Broughton: “Talents can be overrated.” Reducing this weeks…
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Trailer: “The Disaster Artist”(2017) The film depicts the meeting and early friendship of Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau, the actors behind the 2003 cult film The Room, a film often hailed as the Citizen Kane of bad movies, the troubled making of it, and their respective careers after the surprising success of the film.…
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“The Circle” (2017) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 141 minutes Written by: Dave Eggers and James Ponsoldt Directed by: James Ponsoldt Featuring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane, Patton Oswalt, Glenne Headly, and Bill Paxton Eamon Bailey: “Knowing is good, but knowing everything is better.” This should have been an excellent movie, it had so much going for it, a very…
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“Victoria & Abdul” (2017) Drama Running Time: 112 minutes Written by: Lee Hall Directed by: Stephen Frears Featuring: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Michael Gambon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith and Adeel Akhtar Queen Victoria: “Everyone I love has died and I just go on and on. What is the point?” Abdul Karim: “Service, Your Majesty. We are here for a greater purpose.” Twenty…
