FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) before her encounter and team-up with Mad Max (originally Mel Gibson) (IMDB). It has been nearly ten years since the character Furiosa debuted in the 2015 film Fury Road. Taylor-Joy is the perfect choice to portray Furiosa because she delivers a perfectly… Continue reading FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

KUNG FU PANDA 4

After Po (Jack Black) is asked to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress (Viola Davis) plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm (IMDB). Jack Black returns to the role of Po… Continue reading KUNG FU PANDA 4

DUNE: PART TWO

Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family (IMDB). Chalamet and Zendaya return and again give great performances in this latest installment. The characters in this film are fascinating and have depth, which makes you care what happens to them. What I… Continue reading DUNE: PART TWO

NAPOLEON

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby) (IMDB). The detailed and graphic war scenes are not suitable for younger kids. We see an intense and intimate… Continue reading NAPOLEON

HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games (IMDB). I have seen all of the Hunger Games films and had no idea what to expect from this film because it is a prequel. I prefer avoiding preconceived notions because I like to take them at face… Continue reading HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

NEXT GOAL WINS

The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0 (IMDB). This film, at its core, contains a heartwarming story. Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) is a disgraced soccer player trying to find a way to stay in the soccer world. His only offer is an… Continue reading NEXT GOAL WINS

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THE LITTLE MERMAID

A young mermaid (Halle Bailey) makes a deal with a sea witch (Melissa McCarthy) to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince (Jonah Hauer-King) (IMDB). Some people are tired of seeing these remakes, but this youngster will never feel that way regarding Disney… Continue reading THE LITTLE MERMAID

CITADEL

Global spy agency Citadel has fallen, and its agents’ memories were wiped clean. Now the powerful syndicate, Manticore, is rising in the void. Can the Citadel agents, Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) recollect their past and summon the strength to fight back (IMDB)? Fortunately, the first two episodes of this… Continue reading CITADEL