Widows (2018) - Film Review

Widows (2018) Cast Viola Davisas Veronica RawlinsMichelle Rodriguezas Linda PerelliElizabeth Debickias Alice GunnerCynthia Erivoas BelleColin Farrellas Jack MulliganBrian Tyree Henryas Jamal ManningDaniel Kaluuyaas Jatemme ManningJacki Weaveras AgnieskaCarrie Coonas AmandaRobert Duvallas Tom MulliganLiam Neesonas Harry RawlingsManuel Garcia-Rulfoas Carlos PerelliJon Bernthalas Florek GunnerGarret Dillahuntas Bash O'ReillyLukas Haasas DavidMatt Walshas Ken Director Steve McQueen Writer (based on "Widows" by) Lynda La Plante Writer Gillian FlynnSteve McQueen Cinematographer Sean Bobbitt Editor Joe Walker Composer Hans ZimmerCrime

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The Grinch (2018) - Film Review

The Grinch (2018) Cast Benedict Cumberbatchas Grinch (voice)Pharrell Williamsas Narrator (voice)Cameron Seelyas Cindy Lou Who (voice)Rashida Jonesas Donna Lou Who (voice)Angela Lansburyas The Mayor of Whoville (voice)Kenan Thompsonas Bricklebaum (voice) Director Scott MosierYarrow Cheney Writer (based on the book by) Dr. Seuss Writer Cinco PaulKen Daurio Editor Chris Cartagena Composer Danny ElfmanAnimation, Comedy, FamilyRated PG for brief rude humor. 90 minutes     Two of the most beloved Christmas stories are about characters who—at least at the beginning of the story—hate Christmas. Charles Dickens gave us Ebe

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Welcome to Mercy (2018) - Film Review

Welcome to Mercy (2018) Cast Lily Newmark as August Eileen Davies as Mother Superior Kristen Ruhlin as Madaline Toms Liepājnieks as Young Father Joseph Ieva Seglina as Alyona Director Tommy Bertelsen Writer Kristen Ruhlin Cinematographer Igor Kropotov Editor Jordan Maltby Thriller Rated NR    There's a terrific new horror film about guilt, shame, and witches, and its name is "Suspi--" wait, sorry, it's called "Welcome to Mercy," a brooding, atmospheric movie set in a Latvian convent that follows an atheist who becomes possessed by an ancient evil. That may soun

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The Other Side of the Wind (2018) - Review of a Netflix Production

The Other Side of the Wind (2018) Cast John Huston as J.J. "Jake" HannafordOja Kodar as The ActressPeter Bogdanovich as Brooks OtterlakeRobert Random as Oscar "John" DaleSusan Strasberg as Juliet RichJoseph McBride as Charles PisterEdmond O'Brien as PatMercedes McCambridge as Maggie FassbenderCameron Mitchell as Matt ZimmerPaul Stewart as Matt CostelloPeter Jason as Marvin P. FassbenderTonio Selwart as The BaronClaude Chabrol as HimselfHenry Jaglom as HimselfPaul Mazursky as HimselfLilli Palmer as Zarah Valeska Director Orson Welles Writer Orson WellesOja Kodar Cinematographer Gary Graver Editor Orson WellesBob Murawski Composer M

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) - Review of a Netflix Production

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Cast Tim Blake Nelsonas Buster ScruggsJames Francoas CowboyLiam Neesonas ImpresarioTom Waitsas ProspectorBrendan Gleesonas IrishmanBill Heckas Billy KnappZoe Kazanas Alice LongabaughTyne Dalyas Lady Director Ethan CoenJoel Coen Writer Ethan CoenJoel Coen Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel Editor Ethan CoenJoel Coen Composer Carter BurwellComedy, Drama, WesternRated R for some strong violence. 133 minutes  I’m not one of those reviewers who likes a particular type of Coen Brothers movie more than another. As much as I revered the filmmakers’ knotty, relatively somber “Inside Llewyn Davis,

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