Bradley Cooper Age: 49 Film: MaestroRole: Leonard Bernstein, all at once the composer who requires silence, the conductor who thrives on adulation, the devoted family man anchored by his wife and children, and the lover of men and women alike who becomes infatuated with young men and cannot stand to …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 9 minutes Writers: Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer Music By: Leonard Bernstein Director: Bradley Cooper Quick Impressions: Maybe I was fooled into thinking Lydia Tár was a real person for at least three hours. And maybe I don’t know how to clean a bassoon properly or …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes Director: James Gunn Quick Impressions: Our oldest is here for a couple of days, and we thought it would be fun to go to Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. as a family. We’ve all been suffering from Marvel fatigue for a while, but …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 13 minutes Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Quick Impressions: What I love about Paul Thomas Anderson’s work is that every one of his films is so atmosphere-rich and set in a completely different world from his last movie. Back when Phantom Thread was a Best Picture …
Rating: R Runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes Director: Guillermo del Toro Quick Impressions: I could not have loved this movie more. I liked it far more than I expected. I loved every minute, and it’s currently tied with the new West Side Story for the 2021 movie I’m most excited …
Barkhad Abdi Age: 28 Film: Captain Phillips Role: Abduwali Muse, the Somali fisherman-turned-pirate who leads a hijacking attempt on the American cargo ship Maersk Alabama and takes its captain, Richard Phillips hostage in hopes of securing a huge ransom from the insurance company in the United States. Muse does not expect …
