"The Favourite" (2018) Drama Running Time: 130 minutes Written by: Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Featuring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith and Mark Gatiss Queen Anne:"Some wounds do not close; I have many such." Critical Review: It is truly amazing how quickly the critical establishment can turn against a director, then return him …
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"Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (2018) Drama Written by: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty based on'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' by Lee Israel Directed by: Marielle Heller Featuring: Melissa McCarthy , Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen Spinella and Ben Falcone Lee Israel:"Jack Hock, you said?" Jack Hock:"That's me. The renegade, the rebel. Jack Hock, big cock." One of the cinematic highlights …
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"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" (2017) Drama Written & Directed by: Martin McDonagh Featuring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes and Peter Dinklage Willoughby: "I'd do anything to catch the guy who did it, Mrs. Hayes, but when the DNA don't match no one who's ever been arrested, and when the DNA don't match any other crime nationwide, and …
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"The Shape of Water" (2017) Drama/Horror Written by: Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor Directed by: Guillermo del Toro Featuring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer Giles: [interpreting Elisa] "When he looks at me, he does not know - how - I am incomplete. He sees me... as I …
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"Darkest Hour"(2017) Drama Written by: Anthony McCarten Directed by: Joe Wright Featuring: Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, and Ronald Pickup Winston Churchill: "You can not reason with a Tiger when your head is in its mouth." There should be no mistake made, this film is dominated by two elements, they are, Gary Oldmans career …
"Arrival" (2016) Drama/Science Fiction Running Time: 116 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Featuring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whittaker and Michael Stuhlbarg Dr. Louise Banks: "We need to make sure that they understand the difference between a weapon and a tool. Language is messy and sometimes one can be both." Denis Villeneuve’s latest film “Arrival” is much …
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