Director James Gray's Ad Astra takes place in "The Near Future" and stars Brad Pitt as Roy McBride, a celebrated astronaut of notable lineage – Clifford, his late father (played by Tommy Lee Jones) is a cosmonaut of legendary status. McBride is working on the International Space Station when a cosmic freak occurrence, referred to as "The Surge," creates chaos that threatens the … [Read more...] about ‘Ad Astra’ New Movie Review: The film is engrossing, but asks challenging questions
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2019 Fall Movie Preview: After the summer, we deserve this
The fall movie season isn't unlike the summer run before it. Yet, everything is looking better (and after Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we all deserve better). Although there are more sequels, at least they’re for movies we really want sequels to, like Zombieland, and not the likes of The Angry Birds Movie 2. Some of the offerings are tedious. (Oh, we finally get Frozen 2? … [Read more...] about 2019 Fall Movie Preview: After the summer, we deserve this
‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ New Movie Review: This film is a pleasure to watch
In Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Rick Dalton, a B-level Western star whose career has never branched outside of television and who’s often accompanied by Cliff, his stuntman, go-to repairman, and best friend (played by Brad Pitt). As the late-1960s radical counter-cultural movement overtakes America, Dalton's career momentum as … [Read more...] about ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ New Movie Review: This film is a pleasure to watch
MOONLIGHT New Movie Review
The first scene of Moonlight is done in a single take: we watch as a drug dealer named Juan (played by Mahershala Ali) oversees his operation and checks in, mentor-like, with a young protégé, who is furiously working the streets. This sequence is filmed in a handheld, old school manner that recalls when doing these sorts of shots were difficult, intricately organized stunts … [Read more...] about MOONLIGHT New Movie Review
‘Thelma and Louise’ 25th Anniversary Film Screening at the Maui Mall
This Sunday, Aug. 21 marks the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest road movies in American film history. Journey on a crime spree across the American Southwest with Thelma and Louise, starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon. Plus, you’ll get to see a young Brad Pitt on the big screen screaming, “Take me, break me, make me a man!” What else could you ask for? Go online for … [Read more...] about ‘Thelma and Louise’ 25th Anniversary Film Screening at the Maui Mall