This was my third year covering the Hawaii International Film Festival remotely from my home in Seattle, Washington and each year has been such a blast I am determined to actually attend in 2019. The lineup is always filled with gems, some hidden and some more the blockbuster variety, and they come from all over the world, mostly from countries in the pacific rim. Each of the ten feature films I was able to watch during the festival were entertaining in their own way although, as always, only one was given the title of "TwoOhSix Festival Favorite."
Saturday, December 8, 2018
TwoOhSix Recap - 2018 Hawaii International Film Festival
This was my third year covering the Hawaii International Film Festival remotely from my home in Seattle, Washington and each year has been such a blast I am determined to actually attend in 2019. The lineup is always filled with gems, some hidden and some more the blockbuster variety, and they come from all over the world, mostly from countries in the pacific rim. Each of the ten feature films I was able to watch during the festival were entertaining in their own way although, as always, only one was given the title of "TwoOhSix Festival Favorite."
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HIFF 2018
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Widows - Movie Review
The Movie: Widows
The Director: Steve McQueen
The Cast: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Jon Bernthal, Carrie Coon, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jon Michael Hill
The Story: Set in contemporary Chicago, amid 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.
Labels:
2018 Movie Reviews
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Adepero Oduye
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Brian Tyree Henry
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Carrie Coon
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Colin Farrell
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Cynthia Erivo
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Daniel Kaluuya
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Elizabeth Debicki
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Jacki Weaver
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James Vincent Meredith
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Jon Bernthal
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Liam Neeson
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Lukas Haas
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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
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Michelle Rodriguez
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Robert Duvall
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Viola Davis
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Bad Times at the El Royale - Movie Review
The Movie: Bad Times at the El Royale
The Director: Drew Goddard
The Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pulman, Cailee Spaeny
The Story: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell.
Labels:
2018 Movie Reviews
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Cailee Spaeny
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Charles Halford
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Chris Hemsworth
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Cynthia Erivo
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Dakota Johnson
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Jeff Bridges
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Jim O'Heir
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Jon Hamm
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Lewis Pullman
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Manny Jacinto
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Mark O'Brien
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Nick Offerman
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Shea Whigham
Saturday, December 1, 2018
The Possession of Hannah Grace - Movie Review
The Movie: The Possession of Hannah Grace
The Director: Diederik Van Rooijen
The Cast: Shay Mitchell, Grey Damon, Kirby Johnson
The Story: When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.
The Review:
This is not a good movie. I tried to like it but it failed on just about every front. The worst is the CGI demon girl that looks like a CGI demon girl from 10 year old video game cut scenes. If I had a choice between watching this movie or smacking myself in the face with a fish for 90 minutes, I would actually choose the movie because the fish option sounds real gross. That being said, don't bother watching this movie. These are the things I do so you don't have to.
Labels:
2018 Movie Reviews
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Louis Herthum
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Maximillian McNamara
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Nick Thune
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Shay Mitchell
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
The Prey - 2018 HIFF Movie Review
The Movie: The Prey
The Director: Jimmy Henderson
The Cast: Gu Shangwei, Vithaya Pansringarm, Byron Bishop, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Nophand Boonyai, Rous Mony, Dy Sonita, Vandy Piseth, Hun Sophy
The Story: After years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force Chinese cop Xin to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life.
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