Tag: Drama

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE GOLDFINCH review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Theodore “Theo” Decker (Ansel Elgort) was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DON’T LET GO review

About the film (courtesy of Blumhouse Productions): Detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid). Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen. A classic thriller with a supernatural twist, Don’t Let Go is the newest release from Blumhouse, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE KITCHEN review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE LION KING review

About the film (courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures): Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. Not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MIDSOMMAR review

About the film (courtesy of A24): Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in …

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Time for a Reel ROCKETMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): An epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story – set to Elton John’s most beloved songs and performed by star …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel RED JOAN review

Red Joan is the story of a British woman by the name of Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) who, in her latter years of life, is accused of being a spy for Russia. Did she or did she not share nuclear secrets with the superpower to the West? In order to understand the entire big picture, …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE INTRUDER review

Scott (Michael Ealy) and Annie (Meagan Good) decide to make the movie from the busy metropolis to a more subdued quiet area so they can better enjoy each other’s company. They find a seemingly perfect fit that is up for sell by the home’s very passionate current owner. Charlie (Dennis Quaid) grew up in this …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FAST COLOR review

Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is constantly on the run because she has a secret. She’s different that most people. And that difference has her running to stay free and stay alive. She’s been running for a while now and abandoned her family in the process. Now, with nowhere else to turn, Ruth finds herself on the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT review

The Hummingbird Project follows cousins Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and Anton (Alexander Skarsgård) who work in the world of high frequency trading under the thumb of a cutthroat boss named Eva. Unfulfilled and underappreciated, the cousins part ways and start a company of their own. They intend to build a straight fiber-optic cable and run it …