Turning Red to Premiere on Disney+

In what is good news for families and another blow to the box office, Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red will launch March 11 on Disney+. The announcement was made this afternoon by Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. According to the press release, the film will be a Disney+ exclusive. It will receive the same treatment as Soul and Luca in that neither film will require an additional fee. The film will be included with the cost…

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A Mouthful of Air Arrives on Home Video

Amy Koppelman adapts her 2003 novel of the same name, A Mouthful of Air, into a feature film starring Amanda Seyfried and Finn Wittrock. In any other year, Amanda Seyfried would be in the conversation for Best Actress in a Leading Role. However, the studio didn’t really push the film ahead of its theatrical release in late October. Case in point: there were barely over twenty critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes as of the other…

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The 355: The First Dud of 2022

January is a month that studios typically use as a dumping ground for the not-good films and The 355 is no exception to the rule. The 355 is billed as a fast-paced espionage thriller but it didn’t feel fast-paced nor much of a thriller. This film takes us to the likes of Paris, Morocco, and Shanghai. There’s a star-studded cast but unfortunately, they can’t elevate the material no matter how much they try. The gist…

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Four Hours at the Capitol: The January 6 Insurrection

Four Hours at the Capitol is an in-depth chronicle of what took place during the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith The above quote is one that I kept going back to in the final two months of 2020 and early days of 2021. It’s sad that it’s even relevant but this is…

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Sundance 2022: Film Fest Cancels Park City Portion

The Sundance Institute announced this afternoon that they have cancelled the Park City portion of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. This announcement doesn’t come as a surprise given the high transmission of the new Omicron variant. As cases began to escalate, it was no longer a question of if but when. When Sundance moved their ticket sales from January 6 to January 13, I suspected that an announcement was coming. It was only a matter…

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Antisemitism: A Must-Watch Doc on Jew-Hatred

Antisemitism is not an easy watch but the Ilan Ziv documentary is essential viewing to understand why there is so much hatred towards Jews. The hatred towards Jews predates the founding of the State of Israel in 1948. It predates the Holocaust. Jew-hatred predates World War I. It even predates Henry Ford, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the writing of both Wilhelm Marr and Édouard Drumont’s books on Jews. The two were…

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The Aviator: Another Martin Scorsese Epic

Martin Scorsese successfully gives the biopic treatment to Howard Hughes with a superb performance from Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator. This is the second annual year in which I watch a film that Thelma Schoonmaker worked on for her January 3rd birthday. Last year, I decided on Gangs of New York, a film which is celebrating the 20th anniversary this year. Schoonmaker’s work in this film is what earns her a second Oscar. The other…

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Peacemaker Is On Brand For James Gunn

James Gunn brings his signature brand to Peacemaker in the same way that he did to both The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy. The Suicide Squad is one of the funniest films to come from DC to date. As such, Peacemaker comes with high expectations to follow through with the same success. If you enjoyed the film, you’re going to enjoy the series. But before I dive into the series, I have to…

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Sundance 2022: I’m Staying Home Due To Omicron

While the 2022 Sundance Film Festival currently presses forward with in-person, Solzy at the Movies will be covering the festival from home. In light of the Omicron surge and after listening to medical professionals in my circle, I’ve decided against attending the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in person. I’ll still cover the festival virtually and hope to get back to Park City in 2023. (Edit on January 5: The Sundance Institute announced that in-person portion…

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The Day After Tomorrow: A Climate Change Thriller

Action filmmaker Roland Emmerich took a break from alien invasions to get audiences talking about climate change with The Day After Tomorrow. While this film is a big budget blockbuster, the film’s contents could easily fit in as the SyFy movie of the week. There are certainly elements of the film that might be right but only when spread out over a period of time. The climate crisis is a problem but it’s not going…

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