"Delicious - Series One & Two" TV Series/Drama/Comedy Episodes: Eight Created by: Dan Sefton Featuring: Dawn French, Emilia Fox, Iain Glen, Sheila Hancock Dawn French: “This is Cornwall – there are no secrets.” Series One: Episode One: Leo Vincent is a successful chef, who has stolen most of his recipes from ex-wife Gina Benelli, whom …
“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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“Ingrid goes West” (2017) Comedy Running Time: 98 minutes Written by: David Branson Smith & Matt Spicer Directed by: Matt Spicer Featuring: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, Billy Magnussen, Wyatt Russell, Pom Klementieff and O'Shea Jackson Jr. Dan Pinto: “Can we restart like a reboot?“ Ingrid Thorburn: “Yes, like a reboot.” There have been many movies made that deal with the idea of …
“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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“A Dark Song” (2016) Horror/Fantasy/Drama Running Time: 99 minutes Written & Directed by: Liam Gavin Featuring: Steve Oram and Catherine Walker Joseph Solomon: "You've been looking shit up on the Internet. No, this is Gnosticism." Sophia Howard: "I was told it was based on the Kabbalah." Joseph Solomon: "It's there as grammar. A structure. The Kabbalah is an exploration of god. …
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"Bad Moms 2" (2017) Comedy Running Time: 104 minutes Written & directed by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Featuring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon, Jay Hernandez , Justin Hartley and Peter Gallagher Kiki: “I spend months picking out the perfect present for everyone. You know the only thing I get in return? Coupons, free back …
“The Snowman” (2017) Thriller Running Time: 119 minutes Written by: Hossein Amini, Peter Straughan & Søren Sveistrup Directed by: Tomas Alfredson Featuring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer, J. K. Simmons Katrine Bratt: "I think it's the falling snow that sets the killer off." This film should have been a slam-dunk from the outset, an …
“Brigsby Bear” (2017) Comedy/Drama Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Kyle Mooney & Kevin Costello Directed by: Dave McCary Featuring: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Ryan Simpkins It can sometimes be refreshing to watch a comedy that has a real heart but does not compromise on its set up, it characters or its eventual …
“Geostorm” (2017) Sci-Fi/Action Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Dean Devlin & Paul Guyot Directed by: Dean Devlin Featuring: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, Richard Schiff, Robert Sheehan, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez, Ed Harris, and Andy García Cheng: “There’s potential for catastrophic weather events on a global scale. A geostorm.” There is no doubt in my mind that this has to …
“mother!” (2017) Drama/Thriller/Horror Running Time: 121 minutes Written and Directed by: Darren Aronofsky Featuring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer Woman: “You give, and you give, and you give. It's just never enough.” It has been far too long since Darren Aronofsky has graced us with a film, the last being the Russell Crowe starrer “Noah” (2014) …
“Maudie” (2017) Drama Running Time: 116 minutes Written by: Sherry White Directed by: Aisling Walsh Featuring: Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke Mr. Davis (Shopkeeper): “I don't know why people pay money for these, my 5-year-old could do better.” Everett Lewis: “Maybe. Maybe he could, but he didn't - Maud did.” Films about real people can be routine …
“Blade Runner 2049” (2017) Sci-Fi Running Time: 163 minutes Written by: Hampton Fancher and Michael Green Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Featuring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Dave Bautista, and Jared Leto Niander Wallace: "Humanity cannot survive. Replicants are the future of the species. But I can only make so many." Was anyone actually waiting …
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“Outrageous Fortune ” (2005 - 2010) Television 107 Episodes Created by: James Griffin & Rachel Lang Featuring: Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler Munter: "Yeah, it was float like a butterfly, sting like a wasp." Eric: "Bee." Munter: "What?" Eric: "Nah, the saying goes 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.'" Munter: "How do you know how it …
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“Battle of the Sexes” (2017) Drama Running Time: 121 minutes Written by: Simon Beaufoy Directed by: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Featuring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Eric Christian Olsen Bobby Riggs: I'm the ladies number one. I'm the champ. Why would I lose? Billie Jean …
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“The Lost City of Z” (2017) Drama Running Time: 141 minutes Written and Directed by: James Gray Featuring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Angus Macfadyen, Ian McDiarmid, Franco Nero Nina Fawcett: “To dream to seek the unknown. To look for what is beautiful is its own reward. A man's reach should exceed his …
“Ken Burns’ The Civil War” (1990) TV Series/Documentary Episodes: Nine Created by: Ken Burns Featuring: David,McCullough, Sam Waterston, Julie Harris, Jason Robards, Morgan Freeman, Garrison Kellor, Athur Miller, and many more Abraham Lincoln: "As a nation, we began by declaring that "All men are created equal." We now practically read it, "All men are created equal, …
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“Wind River" (2017) Drama/Thriller Running Time: 111 minutes Written and Directed by: Taylor Sheridan Featuring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham and Graham Greene Cory Lambert: “I'd like to tell you it gets easier, but it doesn't. If there's a comfort, you get used to the pain if you let yourself, I went to a grief seminar in …
“It” (2017) Horror Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman Directed by: Andy Muschietti Featuring: Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgård, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton and Jackson Robert Scott Ben Hanscom: “Derry is not like any town I've been in before. People die or disappear, six …
“The Red Turtle” (2016) Drama/Animated Running Time: 80 minutes Written & directed by: Michaël Dudok de Wit When watching this film I was struck by the majesty of its beauty as well as the eeriness of its silence. I also found it difficult to believe that this was Michaël Dudok de Wit, the Danish writer/director, …
“Dunkirk” (2017) Historical Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written & Directed by: Christopher Nolan Featuring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy Commander Bolton: “You can practically see it from here.” Captain Winnant: “What?” Commander Bolton: “Home.” Apparently this is a film that writer/director Christopher Nolan has wanted …
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