Tag: Nicole Kidman

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE NORTHMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. Robert Eggers is an under-40 American-born writer-director that turned the heads of many with his debut work, The Witch (2015), starring …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BOMBSHELL review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Based on the real scandal, Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow and Margot Robbie. …

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 THE UPSIDE review

We’ll get this out of the way very quickly for those that don’t already know. The Upside, starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman, is a remake of the 2011 worldwide French hit, The Intouchables. Lots of movies over the decades have seen similar treatment, going from French to an American version. Three Men …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AQUAMAN review

Warner Bros. will not be deterred it would seem when it comes to performing in the crowded arena of comic book-inspired films. Disney is the current juggernaut of these types of films, with everyone else scrabbling to follow their blueprint of success. Both, critics and fans alike, have basically conceded that this is a one …