Maggie Gyllenhaal steps behind the camera and hits a home run in her feature directorial debut, an adaptation of The Lost Daughter. When it comes to actors stepping behind the camera to direct, there’s no guarantee that it’ll be a good film. Maggie Gyllenhaal has nothing to worry about with her feature directorial debut, which brings the mysterious Elena Ferrante’s novel to the screen. She hits it out of the ballpark! It certainly helps having…
"The Lost Daughter: Maggie Hits A Home Run"Month: December 2021
Guillermo del Toro shies away from the supernatural to present an updated take on Nightmare Alley in this noir thriller. The gist of the film is that Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) befriends a clairvoyant Zeena Krumbein (Toni Collette) and her mentalist husband, Pete Krumbein (David Strathairn), at a traveling carnival. Stanton takes advantage of what he learns to break free of the carnival alongside Molly Cahill (Rooney Mara). Before you know it, he’s conning the…
"Nightmare Alley: A Noir Thriller"
Amazon announced the films, series, and specials that will be coming to Prime Video and IMDb TV services in January 2022. New Amazon Originals The Tender Bar (2021) tells the story of J.R. (Tye Sheridan), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Ben Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother (Lily…
"Prime Video, IMDb TV: Coming in January 2022"
George Clooney brings J.R. Moehringer’s memoir, The Tender Bar, to the big screen in a moving film about a fatherless boy. J.R. Maguire (Daniel Ranier, Tye Sheridan) may not have the most conventional childhood but he makes the best of it. His father ran out on his mother, Dorothy (Lily Rabe), at a young age to where J.R. never really gets to know him. When The Voice (Max Martini), as he calls his father, does…
"The Tender Bar: Another Solid George Clooney Film"
Netflix announced the list of movies, television series, and specials that are coming and leaving the streaming service in January 2022. All titles and dates are subject to change. NETFLIX GAMES Introducing Netflix Games, a new mobile feature available on Android and iOS devices. All you need is a Netflix subscription – there’s no ads, and no in-app purchases. Whether you’re craving a casual game you can start from scratch or an immersive experience that…
"Netflix: Coming and Leaving in January 2022"
Spider-Man: No Way Home is an epic film but you’re best off going into the film knowing very little about it because it’ll ruin the fun. If you know the Marvel films by now, you already know to stay for the end of the credits. Outside of this, I’m going to do the challenging thing and try to write about the film without spoiling it. The film continues right where Spider-Man: Far From Home leaves…
"Spider-Man: No Way Home Is Epic Fun"
Even though they unloaded the film onto Netflix, Sony Pictures Animation’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines hits Blu-ray with bonus content. Because Sony retained the home entertainment rights, film fans are all the better. It’s not often that a Netflix film gets a stacked home entertainment release. And yet, this film also comes with all NEW material including a short film. There’s also an extended cut including 40 minutes of deleted scenes. Trust me, you’re…
"The Mitchells vs. The Machines Arrives On Blu-ray"
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the film category nominees for the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer, which will broadcast LIVE on The CW and TBS on Sunday, January 9 from 7:00 – 10:00 pm ET (delayed PT – check local listings). Belfast and West Side Story lead the pack with eleven nominations each. They…
"27th Critics Choice Awards: Film Nominations"
During a Sunday afternoon panel at C2E2 2021, Emmy-nominated actor Giancarlo Esposito answered questions from the audience. Today’s panel had been rescheduled from yesterday. As such, I was able to attend and ask a question during the panel, which you can read below. I don’t know if Kevin Feige is reading this but if he is, the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul/The Mandalorian actor mentioned in another answer that he would like to join the Marvel Cinematic…
"Giancarlo Esposito On Characters – C2E2 2021"
The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2021 honor the best of the documentary films that were released during the past year. These are my awards and so, I don’t play by studio rules when it comes to documentaries and docuseries. If I think a three-part documentary from Peter Jackson is the best documentary of the year, I am going to say so. Because it is! And to be fair, it was initially scheduled for a…
"The Solzy Awards for Documentaries in 2021"