Sunday, December 31, 2017
Darkest Hour - Movie Review
The Movie: Darkest Hour
The Director: Joe Wright
The Cast: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane
The Story: During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
The Greatest Showman - Movie Review
The Movie: The Greatest Showman
The Director: Michael Gracey
The Cast: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson
The Story: Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Pitch Perfect 3 - Movie Review
The Movie: Pitch Perfect 3
The Director: Trish Sie
The Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hailee Steinfeld, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Kelley Jakle, Shelley Gregnar, Chrissie Fit, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, John Lithgow, Matt Lanter, Buy Burnet, Alexis Knapp, DJ Khaled,
The Story: Following their win at the world championship, the now separated Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour.
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Movie Review
The Movie: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The Director: Jake Kasdan
The Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Rhys Darby, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner
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Alex Wolff
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Bobby Cannavale
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Colin Hanks
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Karen Gillan
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Kevin Hart
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Madison Iseman
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Morgan Turner
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Nick Jonas
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Rhys Darby
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Ser'Darius Blain
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Virginia Newcomb
Saturday, December 23, 2017
The Shape of Water - Movie Review
The Movie: The Shape of Water
The Director: Guillermo Del Toro
The Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett
The Story: In a 1960s research facility, a mute janitor forms a relationship with an aquatic creature.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Spoiler Free First Thoughts
The Movie: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Director: Rian Johnson
The Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro, Kelly Marie Tran, Lupita Nyong'o, Warwick Davis, Anthony Daniels, Joonas Suatamo, Veronica Ngo
The Story: Having taken her first steps into the Jedi world, Rey joins Luke Skywalker on an adventure with Leia, Finn and Poe that unlocks mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.
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Thursday, December 14, 2017
Jigsaw - Movie Review
The Movie: Jigsaw
The Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
The Cast: Matt Passmore, Tobin Bell, Callum Keith Rennie, Hannah Emily Anderson, Clé Bennett, Laura Vandervoort, Paul Braunstein, Mandela Van Peebles, Brittany Allen
The Story: Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for ten years.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Roman J. Israel, Esq. - Movie Review
The Movie: Roman J. Israel, Esq.
The Director: Dan Gilroy (Nightcrawler)
The Cast: Denzel Washington, Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell
The Story: Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Movie Review
The Movie: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Director: Martin McDonagh
The Cast: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Zeljko Ivanek, Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving
The Story: A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Coco - Movie Review
The Movie: Coco
The Directors: Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
The Cast: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Edward James Olmos, John Ratzenberger
The Story: Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to work out the mystery.
Wonder - Movie Review
The Movie: Wonder
The Director: Stephen Chbosky
The Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Mandy Patinkin, Noah Jupe, Bryce Gheisar, Elle McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, Millie Davis, Ali Liebert, Danielle Rose Russell
The Story: Based on the New York Times bestseller, WONDER tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
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Bryce Gheisar
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Daveed Diggs
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Jacob Tremblay
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Julia Roberts
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Noah Jupe
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Owen Wilson
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Sônia Braga
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Justice League - Movie Review
The Movie: Justice League
The Director: Zack Snyder
The Cast: Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Amber Heard, Joe Morton
The Story: DC Comics super heroes band together to save the planet from certain destruction.
Sunday, November 19, 2017
2017 Hawaii International Film Festival Recap
While I wasn't able to attend the 2017 Hawaii International Film Festival, I was able to check out a few of the films and what I saw was pretty darn good. The festival took place at several different venues and featured a very diverse schedule filled with feature films, short films, documentaries, and special events all of which were in some way connected to regions around the Pacific Rim.
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Zan (HIFF 2017) - Documenatry Review
The Documentary: Zan
The Director: Rick Grehan
The Story: This film follows imageMILL’s Yu Kisami as he brings us on a journey of discovery, aided by NGO NACJS. We meet the people who are working tirelessly to protect this beautiful part of the world, a natural heritage for Japan.
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Documentary
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Mon Mon Mon Monsters (報告老師! 怪怪怪怪物!) (HIFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Mon Mon Mon Monsters (報告老師! 怪怪怪怪物!)
The Director: Giddens Ko
The Cast: James Lai, Meng Tao, Yu-Kai Deng, Kent Tsai, Eugenie Liu
The Story: A man-eating monster hunts down a group of high school bullies who have captured and are torturing her little sister.
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Carolyn Chen
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Vivian Sung
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Lady Bird (HIFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Lady Bird
The Director: Greta Gerwig
The Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Lois Smith, Odeya Rush
The Story: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.
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Beanie Feldstein
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Jake McDorman
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Kathryn Newton
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Laura Marano
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Laurie Metcalf
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Lois Smith
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Lucas Hedges
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Odeya Rush
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Saoirse Ronan
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Stephen Henderson
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Timothée Chalamet
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Tracy Letts
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Bad Genius (ฉลาดเกมส์โกง) (HIFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Bad Genius (ฉลาดเกมส์โกง)
The Director: Nattawut Poonpiriya
The Cast: Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Chanon Santinatornkul, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Eisaya Hosuwan
The Story: Inspired by actual events, a group of high school students hatch a plan to profit off of their brains by selling the answers to standardized exams.
Saturday, November 11, 2017
2017 Portland Film Festival Recap
The 2017 Portland Film Festival has come and gone and, from everything I've seen, heard, and read, it was yet another smashing success! I am very happy to have once again had the opportunity to see a few of the films that were presented during the festival and have collected my reviews here for easy access. You will also find a list of films that took home awards from this year's festival as well as my own "Festival Favorite" pick for this year.
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Fake Blood (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
Movie Review: Fake Blood
Director: Rob Grant
The Story: Rob Grant and Mike Kovac receive a disturbing fan video inspired by their previous horror movie Mon Ami, motivating them to investigate the responsibility of filmmakers in portraying violence in movies. In their pursuit of the truth they are unwittingly introduced to the real world of violent criminals and their victims.
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Break the Chain (PDXFF 2017) - Documentary Review
The Movie: Break the Chain
The Directors: Laura E. Swanson and Kirk Mason
The Story: The film chronicles two survivors of Human Trafficking - providing a detailed look at how trafficking goes unnoticed within our backyards. Kwami, a child survivor of Labor Trafficking, was enslaved for nearly five years with three other children in Ypsilanti, Michigan before anyone noticed. Debbie, a survivor of Sex Trafficking, takes us through her experience of being sold for sex around the Detroit-Area between the ages of 13 and 18. - BreakTheChainFilm.com
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Secret Santa (PDXFF 2017) - Movie Review
The Movie: Secret Santa
The Director: Adam Marcus
The Cast: A Leslie Kies, Michael Rady, Michelle Renee Allaire, Pat Destro, Drew Lynch, Curtis Fortier, John Gilbert, Nathan Hedrick, Megan Helbing, Petra Areskoug, Ryan Leigh Seaton, Debra Sullivan, Michelle Allair, Freddy John James, Eddie Jordan III
The Story: A dysfunctional Christmas party turns deadly when an unexpected gift brings out the evil in everyone and turns the yuletide festivities into a fight for survival.
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Michael Rady
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