Showing posts with label 2022 Movie Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2022 Movie Reviews. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2022

The Cherry Bushido - Movie Review


The Movie: The Cherry Bushido

The Director: Hiroshi Akabane

The Cast: Fumika Shimizu, Hiroaki Tanaka, Rin Kijima, Rina Narita, Ryoma Ichihara, Satoko Ohshima, Kiyoshi Nakajo, Tomiyuki Kunihiro, Tokuma Nishioka

The Story: Shizuka, a college student, is recruited by a group named the "Japan Salvation Conference" for a mission. She and her pals leave their astral bodies and head for the spirit world to face the Great Demon of Hades that aims to destroy Japan.

Turning Red - Movie Review


The Movie: Turning Red

The Director: Domee Shi

The Cast: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong

The Story: A 13-year-old girl named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

A Banquet - Movie Review


The Movie: A Banquet

The Director: Ruth Paxton

The Cast: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Lindsay Duncan

The Story: Widowed mother Holly is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power.

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Seobok: Project Clone / 서복 - Movie Review


The Movie: Seobok: Project Clone / 서복

The Director: Lee Yong-ju

The Cast: Gong Yoo, Park Bo-gum, Jo Woo-jin, Jang Young-nam, Park Byung-eun

The Story: Ex intelligence agent Ki Heon is tasked with safely transporting Seo Bok, the first ever human clone, who holds the secret of eternal life. Several forces try to take control of Seo Bok to serve their own agendas.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Catch the Fair One - Movie Review


The Movie: Catch the Fair One

The Director: Josef Kubota Wladyka

The Cast Kali Reis, Daniel Henshall, Tiffany Chu, Michael Drayer, Shelito Vincent, Lisa Emery, Kimberly Guerrero, and Kevin Dunn

The Story: A former boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Moonfall - Movie Review


The Movie: Moonfall

The Director: Roland Emmerich

The Cast: Halle Berry. Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland

The Story: A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

Friday, February 11, 2022

Marry Me - Movie Review


The Movie: Marry Me

The Director: Kat Coiro

The Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman

The Story: Music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian are getting married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd, instead.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

I Want You Back - Movie Review


The Movie: I Want You Back

The Director: Jason Orley

The Cast: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo, Gina Rodriguez, Mason Gooding, Dylan Gelula, Jami Gertz, Isabel May, Luke David Blumm

The Story: Newly dumped thirty-somethings Peter and Emma team up to sabotage their exes' new relationships and win them back for good.

Blacklight - Movie Review


The Movie: Blacklight

The Director: Mark Williams

The Cast: Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Emy Raver-Lapman, Taylor John Smith, Claire van der Boom, Yael Stone, Andrew Shaw

The Story: Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.

Saturday, February 5, 2022

The Long Night - Movie Review


The Movie: The Long Night

The Director: Rich Ragsdale

The Cast: Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Deborah Kara Unger, Kevin Ragsdale, Jeff Fahey

The Story: A devoted couple's quiet weekend takes a bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader come to fulfill an apocalyptic prophesy.

Friday, January 28, 2022

Breaking / 892 - 2022 Sundance Movie Review


The Movie: Breaking aka 892

The Director: Abi Damaris Corbin

The Cast: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, Robb Derringer, Shannon Walsh, Jeffrey Donovan

The Story: A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate back into civilian life.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Leonor Will Never Die - 2022 Sundance Movie Review



The Movie: Leonor Will Never Die

The Director: Martika Ramirez Escobar

The Cast: Sheila Francisco, Rocky Salumbides, Anthony Falcon, Bong Cabrera, 

The Story: Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay.

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Belle / 竜とそばかすの姫 - Movie Review


The Movie: Belle / 竜とそばかすの姫

The Director: Mamoru Hosoda

The Cast: Kaho Nakamura, Ryō Narita, Shōta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Lilas Ikuta, Kōji Yakusho, Takeru Satoh

The Story: Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

I, Challenger - Movie Review



The Movie: I, Challenger

The Director: Paul Boyd

The Cast: James Duval, Coy Stewart, Tina Majorino, MC Lyte, Margaret Cho, Gerry Bednob, Daeg Faerc

The Story: Sid, a perennial kid who spends his days playing video games and selling weed, is about to be evicted. Desperate to change his life, he enlists his gaming buddy Logan in a dangerous scheme involving the livestream of a self-burial video.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Scream (2022) - Movie Review


The Movie: Scream

The Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

The Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar.

The Story: Twenty-five years after the original series of murders in Woodsboro, a new killer emerges, and Sidney Prescott must return to uncover the truth.

Friday, January 7, 2022

The 355 - Movie Review


The Movie: The 355

The Director: Simon Kinberg

The Cast: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, Édgar Ramirez, Sebastian Stan

The Story: When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.

Thursday, January 6, 2022

The Legend of La Llorona - Movie Review


The Movie: The Legend of La Llorona

The Director: Patricia Harris Seeley

The Cast: Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, Zamia Fandiño and Danny Trejo

The Story: A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico.

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