It’s finally time to head back to Arrakis. Directed by Denis Villenuve, Dune: Part Two picks up shortly after the conclusion of the first film, as Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) attempts to adapt to life with the Fremen on the desert of Arrakis. As he attempts to get his revenge upon the House Harkonnen for the destruction…
Caution: Content reveals some potential spoilers from Bones and All. Bones and All is an absurd mash up of many familiar genres including the period piece, coming of age, romance, and road trip movies. The result is a film which asks us how we connect as sinful and messed up people. The film begins with…
David Sheff (Steve Carell) dabbled in his share of drugs as a youth but seemingly grew out of that phase and developed into a responsible adult. On the other hand, his son, Nic (Timothee Chalamet), didn?t have the same luck in his experimental drug phase. Although experimenting with numerous drugs, Nic specifically became addicted to…
Addiction can tear apart families and ruin lives. Often the bonds of love lead people to try to help in whatever way they can. But those bonds can be fragile. Beautiful Boy is the story of a family that had to deal over a period of years with an addict who just couldn?t seem to be able to break away from his dependency
Is there a difference between ‘love’ and ‘attention’? Can you ever truly break free from your family upbringing? These issues and more lie at the heart of Great Gerwig’s directorial debut,?Lady Bird.?Having held the record (briefly) for highest rated film in history on Rotten Tomatoes, this film is connecting audiences in a big way.?This week,…
Coming-of-age stories are often about discovery as characters emerge from childhood. They often harken back to the story of Eden, as Adam and Eve eat forbidden fruit and their eyes are opened to see and experience the world in new ways.
Written and directed by Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird is a coming-of-age drama that tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a young woman growing up in Sacramento in 2002. Living with her parents and adopted brother, she has an increasingly strained relationship with her mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf), as she prepares to…
