Pixie (2021) - Movie Review

The Movie: Pixie

The Director: Barnaby Thompson

The Cast: Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack, Colm Meaney, Alec Baldwin

The Story: On a path to avenge her mother’s death, Pixie Hardy attempts a heist that will give her the means to leave her small town life behind.  When the plan goes horribly wrong she’s forced to team up with a pair of misfits who are clearly in over their heads.

Motherless Brooklyn - Movie Review

The Movie: Motherless Brooklyn

The Director: Edward Norton

The Cast: Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann, Ethan Suplee, Dallas Roberts, Josh Pais, Robert Ray Wisdom, Fisher Stevens, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe

The Story: Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna.

Mission Impossible: Fallout - Movie Review

The Movie: Mission Impossible: Fallout

The Director: Christopher McQuarrie

The Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames

The Story: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.

BlacKKKlansman - Movie Review

The Movie: BlacKKKlansman

The Director: Spike Lee

The Cast: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Robert John Burke, Ken Garito, Frederick Weller, Michael Buscemi, Corey Hawkins

The Story: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white surrogate, who eventually becomes head of the local branch.

Concussion - Movie Review

Concussion, written and directed by Peter Landesman, is based off of a GQ article by Jeanne Marie Laskas called Brain Game. The film features acting performances by Will Smith, Albert Brooks, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Morse, Arliss Howard, Mike O'Malley, Paul Reiser, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Luke Wilson.

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation - Movie Review

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, continues the adventures of Ethan Hunt and his Impossible Mission Force. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Simon McBurley, Jingchu Zhang, Tom Hollander, Jens Hultén, and Alec Baldwin.

Still Alice - Movie Review

Still Alice is a movie written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland (The Last of Robin Hood) and is based off a novel written by Lisa Genova. The film stars Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kate Bosworth, Kristen Stewart, Hunter Parrish, Shane McRae, and Steven Kunken.

Blue Jasmine - Movie Review

Woody Allen once again returns to the writer and director's chairs with Blue Jasmine, a movie that takes a hard look at what its like when someone comes crashing down from their life of privilege and excess. Cate Blanchett stars alongside Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard, and Andrew Dice Clay.

Hick - Movie Review

At first glance, I was surprised at the amount of well known actors in a movie that hardly anyone has heard of, but after gaining a lot of attention on the film festival circuit, I figured it was worth a shot. Also, I have become a fan of young Chloë Grace Moretz from her work in "Kick-Ass", "Hugo", and "Let Me In" so I was very interested to see what she could do while taking on her very own starring role.

Rock of Ages - Movie Review

"Rock of Ages" is a musical production set during the tail end of the 1980's hair metal, rock era that includes none other than Tom Cruise in a featured role along with a star studded ensemble cast. I know, right now you're thinking...what the heck is going on here!