Tag: Searchlight Pictures

  • A Quiet Place: Day One, A Family Affair, Kinds of Kindness – 456

    A Quiet Place: Day One, A Family Affair, Kinds of Kindness – 456

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    A Quiet Place: Day One is a return to form for the franchise. Is A Family Affair cringe or camp? Kinds of Kindness is more thank kind of not for us. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about A Quiet Place: Day One: Experience the day the world went quiet. Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff and Djimon…

  • Top Films of 2022

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    Ready for our top films of 2022? These are a snapshot of some of our favorite films of the year. Important to note that they are representative of what was available in 2022. Does that mean they’ll stand the test of time (or even the test of looking back next December)? That remains to be…

  • Review: Disenchanted, The Menu, and Triangle of Sadness

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    The new Disenchanted lacks some of the magic and spark of Enchanted. Plus a duo of films with very challenging characters with The Menu and Triangle of Sadness. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Disenchanted: An all-new live-action musical comedy, “Disenchanted” is a sequel to Disney’s box office hit “Enchanted” featuring the original cast from…

  • Review: The Banshees of Inisherin and Wendell & Wild

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    The In Bruges trinity of McDonagh, Farrell, and Gleeson reunite for The Banshees of Inisherin. Meanwhile a first time collab for Henry Selick and Jordan Peele in the stop-motion animated Wendell & Wild. More about The Banshees of Inisherin: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming…

  • Review: See How They Run and God’s Country

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    See How They Run is a whodunnit that has us asking “whoitfor?” and Thandiwe Newton gives a powerful performance in (the oversaturated with symbolism) God’s Country. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about See How They Run: In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an…

  • Review: Lightyear, Spiderhead, Good Luck to You Leo Grande, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Brian and Charles

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    Lightyear heads to infinity but doesn’t push beyond a very basic story. Spiderhead is a web of hot mess. Emma Thompson gives her Emma Thompson best in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Cha Cha Real Smooth is a smooth and safe choice. Finally there’s the eccentric genuineness of Brian and Charles. Listen on Apple…

  • Joel Kim Booster, Andrew Ahn Interview: Fire Island

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    Welcome star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Director Andrew Ahn to talk about representation, previous Pride and Prejudice adaptations, and Fire Island. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Fire Island: Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn’s FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance.…

  • Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (Spoiler Free) and Nightmare Alley

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    The long awaited Spider-Man: No Way Home is here but does the web slinger live up to the hype? Also Guillermo Del Toro heads to the carnival with his cast of acting legends in Nightmare Alley. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts. More about Spider-Man: No Way Home: For the first time in the…

  • Review: Last Night in Soho and The French Dispatch

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    Two films with directors known for their distinct styles with Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch. But style without substance does not necessarily a movie make… More about Last Night in Soho: In acclaimed director Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller, Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter…

  • Review: Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Ammonite, Mank, and Godmothered

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    Awards season has truly begun with several contenders (though not all deserving) including Sound of Metal, Nomadland, Ammonite, and Mank. Also the family friendly Godmothered on Disney+. More about Sound of Metal:During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs, itinerant punk-metal drummer Ruben begins to experience intermittent hearing loss. When a specialist tells him his condition…