Run is a suspense thriller about a mother and daughter. Chloe, the daughter, was born needing a tremendous amount of care. Diane, the mother, is dedicated to caring for and helping her daughter. Yet, as Chloe is on the cusp of college, she discovers a strange new pill among all of the pills in the regiment she takes each day. The pill sends her down a rabbit hole and helps her discover a dark secret her mother's been keeping from her. The film stars Kiera Allen, Sarah Paulson, Sarah Sohn, and Pat Healy. The film is written by Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian and is directed by Chaganty. The film is streaming exclusively on Hulu. I really liked Aneesh Chaganty's previous film Searching and I
The Wolf of Snow Hollow is a horror comedy about a small Utah mountain town terrorized by a series of gruesome killings. John, a sheriff's deputy and son to the current sheriff, is attempting to take command from his ailing father. Yet, his anger issues and his alcoholism are exacerbated by the crimes. As his descent into madness cements, the case is starting to make him think the stories of a werewolf being behind the attacks are real. The film stars Jim Cummings, Riki Lindhome, Chloe East, Jimmy Tatro, Annie Hamilton, Hannah Elder, Kelsey Elder, Skyler Bible, Demetrius Daniels, Kevin Changaris, Will Madden, and Robert Forster. The film was written and directed by Jim Cummings. The film is
My Year with Adam is a series of essays that I will post throughout this year. The essays will be deep dives into a film starring Adam Sandler. They will not be traditional reviews, but an exploration of theme and what is conveyed by the central message of the film. Or, really, whatever about the film strikes me the most while watching it. As these are deep dives, no aspect, plot point or quote from the film is off limits, so if you haven't seen the film before and are sensitive to a viewing experience in which you know nothing, then watch the film and come back to the essay. The essays will appear in February, May, August, and November. The Cobbler is written by Tom McCarthy and Paul Sado a
Misbehaviour is based on the true story of an incident at the Miss World beauty pageant of 1970. The film follows several groups. The first is the group of women in the women's movement that plan to disrupt the pageant. The next is the pageant coordinators. The third is the contestants in the pageant including two Black women competing as their country's first entrants. The fourth is Bob Hope and his wife Dolores as Bob prepares to be a special guest at the event. The film stars Keira Knightly, Jessie Buckley, Ruby Bentall, Lily Newmark, John Heffernan, Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Loreece Harrison, Suki Waterhouse, Clara Rosager, and Greg Kinnear. The film is