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The TIFF Report, Vol 2

His Three Daughters Director: Azazel JacobsCast: Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, Natasha Lyonne, Jay O. Sanders, Jovan AdepoSynopsis: A tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics surrounding sisters who converge after their father’s health declines.Thoughts: When I hear the words “film festival,” tight-quartered dramas dealing with fractured family dynamics are often the type of motion…
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November 28, 2023
Movie Review ~ Boston Strangler

Movie Review Boston Strangler 7.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city’s most notorious serial killer. Director: Matt Ruskin Stars: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro…
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March 17, 2023
Movie Review ~ Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Movie Review Ghostbusters: Afterlife 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray,…
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November 18, 2021
The Silver Bullet ~ Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Synopsis: The story follows a family moving to a small town, where they learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself. Release Date: July 10, 2020 Thoughts: In 2016, Paul Feig tried to do something different in continuing/rebooting the Ghostbusters franchise. Reducing that effort to just being the ‘female Ghostbusters’…
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December 9, 2019
Movie Review ~ Widows

The Facts: Synopsis: Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam…
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December 31, 2018
The Silver Bullet ~ Widows

Synopsis: Set in contemporary Chicago amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except debts left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Release Date: November 16, 2018 Thoughts: Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a…
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June 4, 2018
The Silver Bullet ~ The Post

Synopsis: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events. Release Date: December 22, 2017 (limited) January 12, 2018 (wide) Thoughts: At the Oscars last year, buzz began to build around a…
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November 8, 2017
Movie Review ~ Gone Girl

Movie Review Gone Girl 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. Director: David Fincher Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit,…
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October 2, 2014
The Silver Bullet ~ Gone Girl

Synopsis: A woman mysteriously disappears on the day of her wedding anniversary. Release Date: October 3, 2014 Thoughts: I’ve yet to meet a David Fincher film or marketing campaign I haven’t liked and it appears as though Gone Girl will be no different. From the clever poster to this simple first trailer for the drama/thriller…
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April 15, 2014