Netflix has a brand new comedy starring Rebel Wilson this Friday in Senior Year. It is the first movie we have seen from Wilson since 2019. I will let you know whether or not you should check it out when it drops on Netflix. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmMxYTZmOTAtOTkyNi00ZjhiLTg0NGYtZWNjNzUxZTdlYjkwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODk4OTc3MTY@.V1.jpg Director: Alex HardcastleScreenplay by: Andrew Knauer & Arthur Pielli and... Continue Reading →
‘Windfall’ Review
A tasteful California vacation home. Simple, linear structures and a muted color palette. Fields of vibrant orange trees. A picturesque pool. These opening images do an effective job in luring the audience in with a soft, warm breeze type of energy. Windfall introduces Jason Segel’s character, Nobody, with him sitting in a modern patio, serenely... Continue Reading →
Ricky’s Review Roundup: The Weekend Away & After Yang
The Weekend Away https://youtu.be/820j10lEAec Director: Kim FarrantWriter: Sarah AldersonBased on the book: The Weekend Away by Sarah AldersonCast: Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri, Luke Norris,Logline: A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman (Leighton Meester) is accused of killing her best friend (Christina Wolfe) and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret. The... Continue Reading →
2021 AFI Festival: tick, tick… Boom! Review
Director by Lin-Manuel MirandaWritten by Steven Levenson (based on a musical by Jonathan Larson)Cast: Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua HenryPlot: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. Before watching tick, tick…Boom!, I... Continue Reading →
Ricky’s Review Roundup: ‘A Week Away’ l ‘Bad Trip’ l ‘A Hard Problem’
https://youtu.be/dpLaoYw8xug I had no clue going into this. It was going to be the faith-based version of La La Land. The acting and the foundation aren't terrible. It's not a faith film that shoves God down your throats; it approaches it in a more relatable way. One of the main reasons this movie is even... Continue Reading →