With the release of Martin Scorsese's latest, Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) discuss Scorsese's 21st century filmography and review KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate.
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Written by: Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow
*Clip from KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Apple Original Films.
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This week Karen Peterson (@karenmpeterson) & Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) explore the world of gender politics and finance with Chloe Domont's debut feature FAIR PLAY. The film is now streaming on Netflix.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a newly engaged couple's relationship to the brink.
Written and Directed by: Chloe Domont
Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, Sebastian De Souza
Studio: Netflix
*Clip from FAIR PLAY courtesy of Netflix.
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This week, @KarenMPeterson and @DerekMiranda85 are traveling down under with the new thriller THE ROYAL HOTEL.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
Americans Hanna and Liv are backpacking in Australia and take a temporary live-in job in a remote Outback mining town. Soon, they find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
Directed by: Kitty Green
Written by: Kitty Green, Oscar Redding
Starring: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving, Ursula Yovich, Daniel Henshall, James Frecheville, Toby Wallace
*Clip from THE ROYAL HOTEL courtesy of Neon.
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One of the hottest topics in media right now is artificial intelligence, so this week we're talking about it. @DerekMiranda85 and @KarenMPeterson review the new film THE CREATOR, plus share their top 5 21st century films about AI.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
As a future war between the human race and artificial intelligence rages on, ex-special forces agent Joshua is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon that has the power to end the war and all of mankind. As Joshua and his team of elite operatives venture into enemy-occupied territory, they soon discover the world-ending weapon is actually an AI in the form of a young child.
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Written by: Gareth Edwards and Chris Weitz
Starring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Allison Janney, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Ralph Ineson
*Clip from THE CREATOR courtesy of 20th Century Studios
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