I’m a sucker for pitch black comedies. And this indie uses Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots against type to tell what looks like an interesting story about modern masculinity.
Alexandre Aja has been my guy since Piranha 3D, which knew exactly what it was and delivered the goods, including a Girls Gone Wild coked out Jerry O’Connell. This movie has a family trapped by alligators in a house during a hurricane. Dumb, but super fun!
This movie is looks expanded from a short that won an Oscar. Jamie Bell plays a skinhead that wants to reform his life, but might be stuck in the horrible predicament he got himself into. It looks tense, purposeful, and terrifying…all things that usually lead to Oscar consideration.
A Netflix documentary about the Cambridge Analytica scandal that engulfed Facebook. Should be a fascinating story about how data is used in today’s society, and I smell a cautionary tale worth listening to.
Take one of the breakouts from Crazy Rich Asians, Awkwafina, and put her into an Asian drama about family life, and the complexities of it specific to an Eastern experience, and you have the first indie dramedy in China. It sounds pandering to critics, but the reviews have been stellar, which means this might be another step Awkwafina takes towards superstardom, and I’m happy to be along for the ride.
This movie has a stellar premise (Manhattan on lock down so a cop can try to stop cop killers from escaping in a short time window) and Chadwick Boseman, who usually picks interesting projects. Wakanda forever! At worst this should be hella fun.
With some vacancies at the tippy top of the Avengers, this movie is really important for Marvel, since Tom Holland’s approval rating is sky high at the moment, and they need him to lead the Avengers into their next phase. With all hands on deck, Marvel should make this movie something great.
Though I wasn’t as high on Hereditary as other critics, there’s no denying it’s directed by someone who knows what they’re doing: Air Aster. Florence Pugh has been great in everything she’s done since Netflix discovered her; their pairing in the creepy Swedish countryside looks scary as hell.
In my opinion, 1994’s Lion King is the 2nd best hand written animated film Disney every made after Pinocchio. The Shakespearean story feels safe in the hands of Jon Favreau, who’s already adapted a Disney movie successfully, The Jungle Book. Plus, Childish Gambino and the Queen Bee are Simba and Nala. There’s no way this movie isn’t good.
When Quentin Tarantino makes a movie, it’s a big deal. His 9th film is no exception: DiCaprio. Pitt. Robbie. Pacino. Russell. Not only are those big names, but Tarantino always finds a way to make the most out of them. And setting the story during the Charles Manson era? Color everyone intrigued. If Tarantino is only going to make 10 movies, like he said, we should cherish every single one.
