Thursday, December 31, 2020

Let Them All Talk

Movie Name: Let Them All TalkYear of Release: 2020Director: Steven SoderberghStarring: Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Dan Algrant, David Siegel, John Douglas ThompsonGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 7View TrailerSynopsis...

Monday, December 28, 2020

Arctic

Movie Name: ArcticYear of Release: 2018Director: Joe PennaStarring: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smaradottir, Tintrinai ThikhasukGenre: Drama, AdventureScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 7Watch it on AmazonSynopsis and Review:"Arctic" is director Joe Penna's feature directorial...

Sunday, December 27, 2020

Music with an Impact - 2020

2020 has been a traumatic year. It has also been a rewarding year in terms of the amount of fantastic music which has been released. My listing below is from the albums released in 2020. After these first 10, I listed a smaller batch of albums from different years, which I also loved and have listened...

The Midnight Sky

Movie Name: The Midnight SkyYear of Release: 2020Director: George ClooneyStarring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bechir, Caoilinn Springall, Tiffany Boone, Ethan Peck, Sophie Rundle, Miriam ShorGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 6View...

Wonder Woman 1984

Movie Name: Wonder Woman 1984Year of Release: 2020Director: Patty JenkinsStarring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Lilly Aspel, Amr Waked, Lucian Perez, Gabriella Wilde, Oliver Cotton, Natasha Rothwell, Kristopher Polaha, Ravi Patel, Kelvin...

Saturday, December 26, 2020

The Prom

Movie Name: The PromYear of Release: 2020Director: Ryan MurphyStarring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, Tracey Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary Kay Place, Sofia Deler, Logan Riley, Nico Greetham,...

Mank

Movie Name: MankYear of Release: 2020Director: David FincherStarring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Monika Gossmann, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Toby Leonard Moore, Tom Burke, Charles Dance, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jamie McShaneGenre: DramaScore...

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Sweet Dreams

Movie Name: Sweet DreamsYear of Release: 1985Director: Karel ReiszStarring: Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba, John Goodman, P.J. Soles, Terri GardnerGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 3 View TrailerSynopsis...

Wildlife

Movie Name: WildlifeYear of Release: 2018Director: Paul DanoStarring: Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Camp, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Darryl Cox, Travis W BruyerGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 8Watch it on AmazonSynopsis and Review:Paul Dano,...

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Hillbilly Elegy

Movie Name: Hillbilly ElegyYear of Release: 2020Director: Ron HowardStarring: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Owen Asztalos, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, Jesse C. Boyd, Stephen Kunken, Keong SimGenre: DramaScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 3View TrailerSynopsis...

I'm Your Woman

Movie Name: I'm Your WomanYear of Release: 2020Director: Julia HartStarring: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinze Kene, Frankie Faison, Bill Heck, Marceline Hugot, James McMenamin, Jarrod DiGiorgiGenre: Drama, CrimeScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 5Watch it...

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Dawn of the Dead

Movie Name: Dawn of the DeadYear of Release: 2004Director: Zack SnyderStarring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Michael Kelly, Ty Burrell, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Zegers, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth, Jayne Eastwood, Boyd Banks, Matt Frewer, Kim Poirier, R.D. Reid, Inna KorobkinaGenre: HorrorScore...

Dressed to Kill

Movie Name: Dressed to KillYear of Release: 1980Director: Brian De PalmaStarring: Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Angie Dickinson, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, Susanna Clemm, Ken Baker, Norman EvansGenre: Thriller, Mystery, CrimeScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 8Watch...

Friday, November 27, 2020

Run

Movie Name: RunYear of Release: 2020Director: Aneesh ChagantyStarring: Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen, Pat Healy, Sara Sohn, Erik AthavaleGenre: Thriller, MysteryScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 4View TrailerSynopsis and Review:Following his well received feature directorial debut,...

Happiest Season

Movie Name: Happiest SeasonYear of Release: 2020Director: Clea DuVallStarring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Mary Holland, Sarayu Blue, Caroline Harris, Jenny Gulley, Jake McDorman, Ana Gasteyer, Burl Moseley,...

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Easy A

Movie Name: Easy AYear of Release: 2010Director: Will GluckStarring: Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow, Amanda Bynes, Cam Gigandet, Penn Badgley, Dan Byrd, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michalka, Fred Armisen, Jameson MossGenre: ComedyScore out...

Sunday, November 22, 2020

After Hours

Movie Name: After HoursYear of Release: 1985Director: Martin ScorseseStarring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Teri Garr, Catherine O'Hara, Linda Fiorentino, Verna Bloom, John Heard, Victor Argo, Cheech Marin, Will Patton, Tommy Chong, Dick Miller, Robert Plunket, Bronson PinchotGenre: ComedyScore...

Body Double

Movie Name: Body DoubleYear of Release: 1984Director: Brian De PalmaStarring: Craig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith, Deborah Shelton, Dennis Franz, Guy Boyd, Al Israel, Douglas Warhit, Russ Marin, Barbara CramptonGenre: Thriller, MysteryScore out of ten (whole numbers only): 7Watch...

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Hannah and Her Sisters

Movie Name: Hannah and Her SistersYear of Release: 1986Director: Woody AllenStarring: Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Mia Farrow, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Hershey, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Daniel Stern, Max Von Sydow, Sam Waterston, Dianne Wiest, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julie Kavner, John Turturro,...

Apocalypse Now

Movie Name: Apocalypse NowYear of Release: 1979Director: Francis Ford CoppolaStarring: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Laurence Fishburne, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Albert Hall, Harrison Ford, G.D. Spradlin, Jerry Ziesmer, Scott Glenn, James Keane, Colleen...