About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite …
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Time for a Reel WONKA review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): This irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet …
Time for a Reel WISH review
About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios): Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wish is an all-new musical-comedy welcoming audiences to the magical kingdom of Rosas, where Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star …
Time for a Reel NAPOLEON review
About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte’s relentless journey to power through …
Time for a Reel THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES review
About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): The story follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a postwar Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the …
Time for a Reel THE MARVELS review
About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers …
Time for a Reel THE KILLER review
About the film (courtesy of Netflix): After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. Oscar-nominated director David Fincher is back behind the camera with his latest work, The Killer starring Michael Fassbender. The R-rated action crime film sees an assassin turning the tables on …
Time for a Reel THE CREATOR review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): From writer/director Gareth Edwards comes an epic sci-fi action thriller set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence. Joshua (John David Washington), a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife (Gemma Chan), is recruited to hunt down …
Time for a Reel STRAYS review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): They say a dog is man’s best friend, but what if the man is a total dirtbag? In that case, it might be time for some sweet revenge, doggy style. When Reggie (Will Ferrell), a naive, relentlessly optimistic Border Terrier, is abandoned on the mean city streets by …
Time for a Reel GRAN TURISMO review
About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver. Based on a true story. Gran Turismo is a 2023 biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written …