Tag: A24

Movie Reviews – Mississippi Grind and A Brilliant Young Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p1MNB6TNQU Two films by talented young directors that both utilize characters who have to battle their surroundings, their difficult pasts and themselves.  Mississippi Grind, another quality film from studio A24, and A Brilliant...

AMY – A Review by John Strange

  AMY   By: John ‘Doc’ Strange   Directed by: Asif Kapadia   Cast: Amy Winehouse (archive footage)   MPAA Rating: R (for language and drug material)   Selig Rating: FULL PRICE   Runtime: 128 Min.     Amy Winehouse was a true talent.  As a young girl...

BARELY LETHAL – A Review by John Strange

  BARELY LETHAL   By: John ‘Doc’ Strange   Directed by: Kyle Newman   Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Dove Cameron, Thomas Mann   MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual material, teen drinking, language, drug references and...

Ex Machina – Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggUmgeMCdc Writer Alex Garland (28 Days Later & Sunshine) tackles the director's chair with a bold and brash look into the world of Artificial Intelligence.  The sexuality, suspense and sound design of Ex Machina all...

LAGGIES – A Review by John Strange

  LAGGIES   By: John ’Doc’ Strange   Directed by: Lynn Shelton   Cast: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin, Gretchen Mol, and Kaitlyn Dever   MPAA Rating: R (for language and some sexual...

THE ROVER – A Review by John Strange

  THE ROVER   By: John ’Doc’ Strange   Directed by: David Michod   Cast: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy   MPAA Rating: R (for language and some bloody violence)   Selig Rating: FREEBIE   Runtime: 102 Min.     One man in a post-apocalyptic Australia stops...

OBVIOUS CHILD – A Review by John Strange

OBVIOUS CHILD   By: John ’Doc’ Strange   Directed by: Gillian Robespierre   Cast: Jenny Slate, Gabby Hoffman, Jake Lacy, Gabe Liedman, and David Cross   MPAA Rating: R (for language and sexual content)   Selig Rating: MATINEE   Runtime: 85 Min.     Obvious Child is...

Locke – Interview with Writer/Director Steven Knight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsBDYAYnQb0 Writer/Director Steven Knight brings to life the intrigue of the plain ordinary world in his latest film.  The sage writer has masterfully showcased the seedier underbelly of his native Birmingham and the...

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