About the film (courtesy of 101 Studios): Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai …
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Time for a Reel ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP review
About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, these four slayers (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human …
Time for a Reel GEMINI MAN review
About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. Despite a couple of major box office stumbles such as Wild Wild West (1999) and …
Time for a Reel JOKER review
About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Director Todd Phillips Joker centers around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone fictional story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured …
Time for a Reel VILLAINS review
About the film (courtesy of Alter: A Gunpowder & Sky Company): Mickey and Jules are lovers on the run, headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State. When their car dies after a gas station robbery, they break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead …
Time for a Reel AD ASTRA review
About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Fox): A paranoid thriller in space that follows Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) on a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. Ad Astra is another of those movies where …
Time for a Reel HUSTLERS review
About the film (courtesy of STX Films): Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. The film was inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled “The Hustlers at Scores” written by Jessica Pressler. There’s been a lot of …
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 …
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, …
Time for a Reel ANGEL HAS FALLEN review
About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat. Gerard Butler isn’t getting any younger, but thanks to a good workout regimen, a bevy of …