Director: Benjamin Renner
Writer: Mike White
Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell, Carol Kane, Casper Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Danny DeVito
Rating: PG (Action/Peril|Mild Rude Humor)
Genres: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Producer: Christopher Meledandri
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Illumination Entertainment
Set in Dublin in 1967, “The Miracle Club” is about the tale of close friends, Lily (Maggie Smith), Eileen (Kathy Bates), and Dolly (Agnes O’Casey), who live in a somewhat troubled town of Ballygar, outside of Dublin, Ireland. Agnes O’Casey holds her own with who could be considered some of the best actresses of our time. You’d think they, indeed were close with one another.
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Directed/Written by: Starring: Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, Isabella Rossellini
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 38m
Genre: Comedy
Distributed by: A24
Directed by: Matthew López
Screenplay by: Matthew López and Ted Malawer
Based on the novel by Casey McQuiston
Starring: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Clifton Collins Jr., Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, with Stephen Fry and Uma Thurman, Ellie Bamber, Thomas Flynn, Malcolm Atobrah, Akshay Khanna, Sharon D Clarke, Aneesh Sheth, and Juan Castano
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 52m
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Produced by: Greg Berlanti, p.g.a., Sarah Schechter, p.g.a.
Executive produced by: Casey McQuiston, Michael Riley McGrath, Matthew López, Michael S. Constable
Writer/Director: Nia Vardalos
Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Gerry Mendicino, Andrea Martin, Lainie Kazan
Rating: PG-13 (Some Nudity|Suggestive Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Produced by: Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Gary Goetzman
Production Co: Playtone, Focus Features, Home Box Office (HBO), Gold Circle Films
Distributed by: Focus Features
Directed by: Justin Simien
Written by: Katie Dippold
Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon and Dan Levy, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Jared Leto as The Hatbox Ghost.
Rating: PG-13 (Scary Action|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Drama
Producers: Dan Lin, Jonathan Eirich
Directed by: Ethan Coen
Written by: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke (Coen’s wife)
Starring: Margaret Qualley, Pedro Pascal, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp and Matt Damon
Genre: Comedy, Action, Mystery & thriller
Producers: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Focus Features
“Asteroid City” is a quirky little comedy from Wes Anderson. His work is focused on style and exacting screen composition. He favors a shading scheme of calm and collected colors. This time, the subject is 1955 America in the Great Southwest. Back then, the families were close-knit and nuclear. Just like the above-ground Bomb tests, set off in the distant desert. Read more
“The Blackening” was directed by Tim Story, a writer, producer and director. He directed, among many others, “Shaft,” “Ride Along,” and Barbershop.” Early on, he directed music videos for L.O.X, Ginuwine, Tyrese, Color Me Badd and NSYNC.
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Don’t get to your seat late! There’s a special Pixar short called “Carl’s Date” about Carl going out on a date, leaving his loving dog Dug behind. But can he? A picture of his beloved wife, Ellie, is sitting on the mantel. Could he move on?
Ed Asner passed in 2021, so this is something special to see, as it is Asner giving Carl his voice one last time. You may have to have a tissue in your hand for this, but you can’t miss it. It’s heartbreaking but also very sweet.
