Showing posts with label Dakota Johnson. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Cha Cha Real Smooth - 2022 Sundance Movie Review



The Movie: Cha Cha Real Smooth

The Director: Cooper Raiff

The Cast: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Evan Assante, Vanessa Burghardt, Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Raúl Castillo, Odeya Rush, Amara Pedroso Saquel, Kelly O'Sullivan, Brooklyn Sloane Ramirez

The Story: A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

Our Friend - Movie Review


The Movie: Our Friend

The Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite

The Cast: Casey Affleck, Dakota Johnson, Jason Segel, Gwendoline Christie, Cherry Jones, Marielle Scott, Violet McGraw, Ahna O'Reilly, Reed Diamond, Azita Ghanizada

The Story: After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.

Friday, May 29, 2020

The High Note - Movie Review


The Movie: The High Note

The Director: Nisha Ganatra

The Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ice Cube, Bill Pullman, Zoe Chao

The Story: A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Bad Times at the El Royale - Movie Review


The Movie: Bad Times at the El Royale

The Director: Drew Goddard

The Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pulman, Cailee Spaeny

The Story: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Suspiria (2018) - Movie Review


The Movie: Suspiria

The Director: Luca Guadagnino

The Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick, Malgorzata Bela, Chloë Grace Moretz, Angela Winkler, Vanda Capriolo, Alek Wek, Mia Goth

The Story: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

How to Be Single - Movie Review


How to be Single, directed by Christan Ditter, is comedy film based off of a book written by Liz Tuccillo. The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, Colin Jost, Sarah Ramos, Vanessa Rubio, and Kevin Yamada.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey - Movie Review


Fifty Shades of Grey, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is the film version of the best selling novel by author E.L. James. The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford, Victor Rasuk, Luke Grimes, Marcia Gay Harden, Rita Ora, Max Martini, and Andrew Airlie.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Need for Speed - Movie Review


Based on the popular video game franchise, Need for Speed races onto the big screen with Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Michael Keaton, and Imogen Poots all behind the wheel. Scott Waugh directs from a story written by George and John Gatins.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

21 Jump Street - Movie Review


At first glance, "21 Jump Street" looks like the result of a movie studio attempting to cash in on yet another property from the 80's, but the end result goes far beyond that assumption with a really fun story that stays current while finding unique ways to both pay homage to and ridicule a decade that a lot of people really don't want to relive.

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