Netflix has its first fall movie season blunder on its hands. The controversial and fictionalized account of bombshell Marilyn Monroe is worlds apart from the 2011 “My Week with Marilyn,” which earned Michelle Williams an Oscar nomination.
After a multi-month hiatus and just in time for festival season, popular feature Hot Ticket will return Sept. 30.
On the poster you will see former action star Antonio Banderas (“The Mask of Zorro,” “Pain & Glory”) holding a gun with a menacing look, and a vintage muscle car at the bottom. The trailer will show you flashes of violence, sex, drugs and all the stereotypes of a modern-day Miami mob film.
Jose Feliciano, one of the greatest living guitarists, will make his debut at The Grand 1894 Opera House on Friday at at 8 p.m.
There’s much to enjoy about “The Woman King” and even more to celebrate. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s big-studio, semi-historical epic is full of exciting roles, characters and colors.
“Barbarian” is written and directed by Zach Cregger, a non-household name actor, jumping behind the camera to deliver pre-Halloween returns for 20th Century Studios. What starts as an Airbnb horror movie, playing on our worst fears about staying in a stranger’s home, evolves into a distinctl…
More farce than satire, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” is about a mega-church pastor and his wife who are staging a comeback from a scandal. It’s impossible not to compare this film to the Oscar-winning “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” The apparent difference is one story is fiction, and the othe…
Not your average bank robbery film, “Breaking” is based on the true story of a war veteran desperate to be seen and heard.
If you’re looking for one last vacation before school starts, “Beast” takes the audience to South Africa on a treacherous adventure. Depending on your expectations, this made-for-TV movie delivers predictable thrills, suspense and functions mostly like a watered down “Jurassic Park.”
For those afraid of heights, “Fall” might be one of the scariest films you’ll ever see. The sweaty palm-inducing thriller opens up with three friends on an intense vertical climb. The filmmakers waste no time putting the viewer on the wall with the characters, showing some impressive aerial …
“You put peace out into the world, and you get it back,” is one of the first things Ladybug (Brad Pitt) says in this film. A true statement, but it’s not where director David Leitch heads with “Bullet Train.”
Short, sweet, and visually poetic, “A Love Song” is a slice of “Nomadland” with Wes Anderson’s aesthetic. Writer/director Max Walker-Silverman graduates with honors from short films to this, his first full-length feature. Longtime character actress Dale Dickey (“Hell or High Water” and “Wint…
Oscar-winner Jordan Peele (“Get Out,” “Us”) continues to carve out his own unique film genre with “Nope.” It’s never just horror, nor is it all comedy. It’s the perfect blend of those elements and more, over a strange and unusual plot that’s always just shy of something we have seen before.
There is little gray in the Russo brothers’ latest colorful action thriller for Netflix. The Avengers/Captain America franchise directors apply their signature full tilt style of heavy edits, globetrotting locations and high-octane action sequences.
Following the success of “Thor: Ragnarok,” Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi won an Academy Award for writing “Jojo Rabbit.” Since then he’s been involved in top tier television shows and has quickly become one of Hollywood’s most in demand director. It’s only natural he return not only as direct…
“Wildhood” is the type of hidden gem that the Toronto International Film Festival is praised for finding and shedding light on. The feature film debut of Director Bretten Hannam explores Mi’kmaq (First Nations people, indigenous to areas of Canada) culture in this coming of age story.
The opening sequences of “Elvis” and the introduction to The King are not too dissimilar to that of “Moulin Rouge!” when Satine finally drops into frame. Australian filmmaker and Oscar nominee, Baz Luhrmann has an eccentric style of directing that leans heavy on abundance. His flair for colo…
Not all coming of age stories are about the young. “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” won’t be a film for everyone. However, director Sophie Hyde and writer Katy Brand have found a small slice of originality in this conversation piece that gets frank about sexuality, maturity and self-worth.
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