New This Week Dietrich and von Sternberg in Hollywood is a cause for celebration. Beautifully restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive labs, the collection is comprised of the six films von Sternberg made with Dietrich in Hollywood following their initial collaboration on the 1930’s The Blue Angel, which was filmed in Berlin. The…
Every month, our contributors submit lists of ten films fitting certain topics. Each month, we feature an alphabetical list of films along with commentary explaining our selections. There will also be an itemized list at the end of each of our individual selections. There are few decades that can rival the 1930s in terms of…
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Ant-Man & The Wasp The Marvel Universe has become more or less unpredictable in terms of Oscars. What used to be a given that a film starring Robert Downey Jr. would earn an Oscar nomination, it appears only films without him…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Ex Machina Alex Garland’s exploration…
Coco Rating Director Lee Unkrich Screenplay Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich, Adrian Molina Length 1h 45m Starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renee Victor, Jaime Camill, Alfonso Arau, Herbert Siguenza, Gabriel Iglesias, Lombardo Boyar, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Natalia Cordova-Buckley MPAA Rating PG for thematic elements Original Preview Click Here
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Skyscraper (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Eighth Grade (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview …
Page Revisions: (July 8, 2018) Original Release Date: July 13, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Focused on French painter Paul Gauguin’s affair with a younger lady in Tahiti.” Poster Rating: C / C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) If Gauguin went to French Polynesia to paint, why is the design some lacking in painterly inspiration.…
Page Revisions: (July 8, 2018) Original Release Date: July 13, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: A dull poster that has some reference to the subject matter, but doesn’t do…