Sitting in Bars with Cake (Movie Review) | Casually Poignant

Sitting in Bars with Cake is a movie adaptation of a cookbook memoir by Andrey Shulman, who also penned the screenplay. Pitch Perfect 3 director Trish Sie is at the helm and Yara Shahidi, Odessa A'zion (Hellraiser) stars with Bette Midler, Ron Livingston (The Flash, The 5th Wave), Martha Kelly (American Gods), Adina Porter, Navid … Continue reading Sitting in Bars with Cake (Movie Review) | Casually Poignant

The Son (Movie Review) | Feels Real and Confusing at the Same Time

I saw this movie months after it came out and yet I knew nothing about it. I was interested in director Florian Zeller's first feature film The Father, which just like The Son is from a play written by Zeller himself who also worked on the screenplay with Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons). The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura … Continue reading The Son (Movie Review) | Feels Real and Confusing at the Same Time

The Marsh King’s Daughter | Official Trailer

Writer: Karen Dionne (Novel), Elle Smith & Mark L. Smith (Screenplay) Director: Neil Burger Stars: Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Caren Pistorius, Brooklynn Prince, Gil Birmingham I want to read the book first but I might not have the time because on that trailer alone the movie sounds amazing. Releases October 6, 2023

Ferrari (2023) | Teaser Trailer

Writer: Brock Yates (Novel), Troy Kennedy Martin (Screenplay) Director: Michael Mann Stars: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Gabriel Leone, Sarah Gadon, Jack O'Connell, Patrick Dempsey, Michele Savoia, Erik Haugen, Giuseppe Bonifati I didn't expect this teaser to be as smart and intense. The sound of the car engines, Enzo Ferrari's life flashing before our … Continue reading Ferrari (2023) | Teaser Trailer

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Movie Review

Premise: Stacy Friedman and Lydia Rodriguez Katz are best friends who have always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs, but things start to go comically awry when a popular boy named Andy Goldfarb and middle school drama threaten their friendship and their rite of passage. Review: I liked the trailer up until I saw the names … Continue reading You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | Movie Review