Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Logan Lucky - Movie Review


The Movie: Logan Lucky

The Director: Steven Soderbergh

The Cast: Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, David Denman, Farrah Mackenzie

The Story: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Adventurers (侠盗联盟) - Movie Review


The Movie: The Adventurers (侠盗联盟)

The Director: Stephen Fung

The Cast: Andy Lau, Jean Reno, Qi Shu, Jingchu Zhang, Eric Tsang, Tony Yo-ning Yang

The Story: The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

2017 Cinerama 70mm Film Festival


Seattle movie buffs and cinema fans, the Cinerama 70mm Film Festival is back! This exclusive film series is always one of the biggest events of the year as it presents a truly unique theater experience. Nowhere else in the world will you be able to see a collection of films in this format presented with the technical capabilities that the Cinerama has at their disposal.

Saturday, August 19, 2017

A Taxi Driver (택시 운전사) (HIFF 2017) - Movie Review



The Movie: A Taxi Driver (택시 운전사)

The Director: Jang Hoon

The Cast: Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hyeok-gwon

The Story: A taxi driver from Seoul, incidentally gets involved in a German journalist's reporting of the events of the Gwangju Democratization Movement, also called the Gwangju Uprising, in 1980.

Friday, August 18, 2017

In This Corner of the World - Movie Review


The Movie: In this Corner of the World

The Director: Sunao Katabuchi

The Cast: Rena Nōnen, Megumi Han, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba, Minori Omi, Daisuke Ono

The Story: Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still has to maintain the will to live.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Detroit - Movie Review


The Movie: Detroit

The Director: Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty)

The Cast: John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Will Poulter, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O'Toole, John Krasinski

The Story: A police raid in Detroit results in one of the largest race riots in United States history. The story is centered around the Algiers Motel incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Girls Trip - Movie Review


The Movie: Girls Trip

The Director: Malcolm D. Lee (Barbershop: The Next Cut)

The Cast: Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh, Kofi Siriboe, Lara Grice, Deborah Ayorinde

The Story: When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling, and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Dunkirk - Movie Review


The Movie: Dunkirk

The Director: Christopher Nolan

The Cast: Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, James D'Arcy, Jack Lowden, Fionn Whitehead, Aneurin Barnard, Barry Keoghan, Harry Styles

The Story: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

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