About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Johnny Depp is the deliciously unpleasant Ebenezer Scrooge in a thrilling reimagining of the most iconic ghost story of all time. On one unforgettable Christmas Eve, Ebenezer collides with his past, present, and future on a supernatural journey that will decide his ultimate fate. If you think you …
Tag: Rated PG-13
Time for a Reel RAMAYANA: RISE OF A LEGEND review
About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment): Based on the celebrated ancient epic known to billions, Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: Rise of a Legend tells the story of Rama, a prince bound by sacrifice; Ravana, an immortal king driven by vengeance; and the prophecy that binds their fates together. An ambitious and fresh take on …
Time for a Reel KLARA AND THE SUN review
About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi, the story introduces audiences to Klara, an Artificial Friend who wants nothing more than to find the perfect home. When Klara meets Josie, each immediately senses a kindred …
Time for a Reel WHALEFALL review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes …
Time for a Reel HEART OF THE BEAST review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From the very first trailer for Heart of the Beast, …
Time for a Reel PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures): Return to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman) must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem. A …
Time for a Reel THE END OF OAK STREET review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings. Michigan-born filmmaker David Robert Mitchell made a major splash on …
Time for a Reel SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY review
About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios and Columbia Pictures): It’s a BRAND NEW DAY for Peter Parker. Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter he may not have the power to control. But that …
Time for a Reel SUPERGIRL review
About the film (courtesy of DC Studios): When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. The superhero landscape has long been crying out for a unified vision, and James Gunn is proving …
Time for a Reel DISCLOSURE DAY review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day. Steven Spielberg has been capturing the imaginations of casual moviegoers and cinephiles, …