About the film (courtesy of Amazon Studios): A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from a mysterious threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind. Encounter is a slow-burn sci-fi thriller that feels more like a psychological …
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Time for a Reel HOUSE OF GUCCI review
About the film (courtesy of United Artists Releasing): Inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house Gucci – Spanning three decades of love, betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately murder, we see what a name means, what it’s worth, and how far a family will go for control. What …
Time for a Reel GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE review
About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment): When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Who you gonna call…to make a solid sequel? Following in the footsteps of his father, acclaimed …
Time for a Reel Marvel Studios’ ETERNALS review
About the film (courtesy of Marvel Studios): Marvel Studios’ ETERNALS follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again. …
Time for a Reel ANTLERS review
About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): A small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, discover that a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) is harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences. Scott Cooper hasn’t been in the director’s chair since helming the brutally violent western drama Hostiles (2017) starring …
Time for a Reel LAST NIGHT IN SOHO review
About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer, Sandie. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter …
Time for a Reel THE LAST DUEL review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Based on actual events, the film unravels long-held assumptions about France’s last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), two friends turned bitter rivals. When Carrouges’ wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), is viciously assaulted by Le Gris, a charge he denies, …
Time for a Reel VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE review
About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment): Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of MARVEL’s greatest and most complex characters. Now that the “pandemic pause” has seemingly worked its way into our rear view, at least for now, more prominent films are being released by studios. We’ve …
Time for a Reel NO TIME TO DIE review
About the film (courtesy of United Artists Releasing): Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be a …
Time for a Reel DEAR EVAN HANSEN review
About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. The disclaimer that I must make …