About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): Next Goal Wins follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around …
Tag: Rated PG-13
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 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 A HAUNTING IN VENICE review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, A Haunting in Venice is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at …
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 …
Time for a Reel HAUNTED MANSION review
About the film (courtesy of Disney): Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. Haunted Mansion is a fun and spooky film that is sure to delight fans of the …
Time for a Reel BARBIE review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. Barbie is a surprisingly funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning film that will appeal to fans of all ages, albeit some of the …
Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and …
Time for a Reel INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY review
About the film (courtesy of Lucasfilm): Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is being billed …