Project Power (2020)Netflix Directed by: Henry Joost and Ariel SchulmanWritten by: Mattson TomlinStarring: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Courtney B. Vance, Amy Landecker While Project Power certainly isn’t a bad movie, it also...
An American Pickle (2020)HBO Max Directed by: Brandon TrostWritten by: Simon RichStarring: Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Sean Whalen, Jorma Taccone, Joanna Adler, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Jeff Daniel Phillips The first eight minutes of An American Pickle are so strange and...
HamiltonDisney Studios Directed by: Thomas KailWritten by: Lin-Manuel MirandaStarring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Okierte Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff...
The Old Guard (2020)Netflix Directed by: Gina Prince-BlythewoodWritten by: Greg RuckaStarring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor When she and her team are surrounded by heavily armed mercenaries, Andy...
Welcome to Chechnya (2020)HBO Directed by: David France The opening epigraph for David France’s documentary, Welcome to Chechnya, sets the tone for the ensuing 105 minutes: “For their safety, people fleeing for their lives have been digitally disguised.” The digital...
Artemis Fowl (2020)Disney Studios Directed by: Kenneth BranaghWritten by: Conor McPherson, Hamish McColl, Starring: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Gad, Simone Kirby, Joe O'Grady, Finian Duff Lennon, Grace Fincham, Colin Farrell Watching Artemis Fowl is an exercise...
WatchmenHBO Season 1, Episodes 1-10 The topic of Watchmen is a touchy one. The graphic novel, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is considered a sacred cow in comic book circles. Thus, any works related to it will be put under intense scrutiny. I learned that inn...
Devs (2020)FX Season 1, Episodes 1-8 “Of course you were programmed, by nature or nurture, or both…”-Ex Machina In his film Ex Machina, one of the many themes writer/director Alex Garland examined was whether or not humanity, as a trait, could be programmed. Can you...
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)Warner Bros. Animation Directed by: Ethan SpauldingWritten by: Starring: Jennifer Carpenter, Joel McHale, Ike Amadi, Steve Blum, Artt Butler, Darin De Paul, Robin Atkin Downes Slowly but surely, movies and TV series...
All Day and a Night (2020)Netflix Written and Directed by: Joe Robert ColeStarring: Ashton Sanders, Jeffrey Wright, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II As a Bay Area native, the recent presence San Francisco and Oakland have been having in the film industry is exciting. When even...
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