It’s Good To Be The King (Spoilers) In the Kingdom of Dahomey, Nanisca (Viola Davis) is a general of the Agojie, an all-female fighting force, serving under King Ghezo (John Boyega). Nawi (Thuso Mbedu) is a recent recruit studying under Nanisca, Izigie (Lashana Lynch), and the other members of the Agojie. Eventually, they all have …
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Woke up this morning
You should play that while you read this. (Unmarked Spoilers) The Many Saints of Newark is a prequel to The Sopranos, one of the greatest shows of all time. It concerns Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), a member of the DiMeo mafia family who becomes embroiled in several personal dramas with multiple characters. Such as with …
Lovely Day
Do these two have photographic memories? (Unmarked Spoilers) Mark (Kyle Allen) is a teen boy stuck in a time loop repeating the same day over and over again. One day he meets Margaret (Kathryn Newton), a girl his age who’s stuck in the time loop with him. After some convincing, Mark teams up with Margaret …
The joys of motherhood III: And now for something completely different
Much better than actually eating eggs. Karen (Christina Hendricks) and her husband Don (David Alan Basche) decide to have lunch with Tina (Alyssa Reiner), an old art school friend of Karen’s. In trying to one-up her friend, Tina reveals that she and her husband Wayne (Gbenga Akinnagbe) are going to have a baby. Except as …
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What’cha mean walk the earth?
As the opening scroll explains, following a reduced demand for sheetrock, Empire, Nevada shut down its plant and turned into a ghost town. After this and the death of her husband, Fern (Frances McDormand) decides to sell off most of her belongings and become a nomad. She travels all around the country, working various odd …
Just the two of us
Enjoy finding a reason to care about these people. Malcolm (John David Washington) is a filmmaker who has just made a movie he wrote and directed about a drug addict. Marie (Zendaya) is a former actress and drug addict who is currently dating Malcolm. During the movie’s premiere, Malcolm thanks, everyone but Marie. Once home, …
Polar opposites
Witness two films about the same thing be vastly different. (Unmarked Spoilers) Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile is the latest biopic about serial killer Ted Bundy (Zac Efron). It’s based on The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall (Lily Collins), which provides a detailed account of Kendall’s life as Bundy’s girlfriend and sometimes …
Is it Rocketman or Rocket Man?
No, seriously. I’m confused. Rocketman tells the “true” story of a gay, British musician and the trials and turbulences that come with a life of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. Coming right off the heels of Bohemian Rhapsody, a movie with the same premise and director Dexter Fletcher. Or at least the parts that weren’t already …