Release Date: October 1, 2020Director: Sofia CoppolaCast: Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, Marlon Wayans, Jessica Henwick, Jenny SlateStudio: American Zoetrope Distributor: A24Spoilers: NoneIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★★★★★ It’s ironic how cozy On The Rocks felt since it’s a story about stagnation and uncertain infidelity inside a marriage. Laura (Rashida Jones), connects with her jet-setting, art-dealing, womanizing father, Felix (played […]
Funny, Feminist, Brilliant – Give Me More “Enola Holmes”!
Enola Holmes Release Date: September 23, 2020Director: Harry BradbeerCast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Louis Partridge, Helena Bonham CarterStudio: Legendary EntertainmentDistributor: Netflix Spoilers: LowIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★★★★★ This film ticks all the boxes: 19th Century England, political intrigue, chafing against feminine norms, choreographed fight scenes, dueling mysteries, and the littlest Holmes sister. I’ve got three […]
Chemical Hearts Depicts Trauma in a Realistic Way
Release Date: August 21, 2020Director: Richard TanneCast: Lili Reinhart, Austin Abrams, Sarah JonesStudio: Page Fifty-Four PicturesDistributor: Amazon StudiosSpoilers: MediumIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★★★★☆ Chemical Hearts is a teenage love story. But more than that, it’s a story about recovering from trauma. Grace (Reinhart) was in a car accident with her boyfriend, and he didn’t survive. She […]
Boys State: The Event vs. the Documentary
Release Date: August 14, 2020Director: Amanda McBaine, Jesse MossStudio: Concordia Studio, Mile End FilmsDistributor: A24, Apple TV+Spoilers: N/AIMDB| Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Rating: ★★★☆☆ Nerdophiles Review: Oh, this is a tough one. I have a lot of feelings about this documentary, and I think most of them can be categorized as ‘deep concern for the future of our democracy.’ […]
The Birth, Life, and Death of Boardgames in GAMEMASTER
Watch first-time game designers as they try to achieve their dream of creating a board game.
‘Frozen 2’ Cast, Crew Pull Back The Curtain In ‘Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2’
Into The Unknown: Making Frozen 2 shows Frozen 2 through the eyes of Josh Gad, Idina Menzel and more who spoke to Nerdophiles about the Disney+ series.
Yancy Butler On Her ‘Emerald Run’ and ‘Witchblade’ 20th Anniversary
Yancy Butler stars in the new thriller Emerald Run, and looks back on her time as Sara Pezzini in the cult hit TV series Witchblade.
‘Burden’ Is Maybe a Better Allegory than a Film
Burden is able to serve as a litmus test for how Hollywood in 2020 is dealing with race with a few standout performances from its supporting cast, despite a far-from-unique plot.
Sundance 2020: “Downhill,” Started at the Bottom and Stayed There
Going into Downhill blind, knowing only that it was based on Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure, I expected comedy, maybe a bit of awkwardness, and ultimately a story about a family that goes skiing. I had low expectations, and while the awkwardness stuck and it was indeed a movie about a […]