SUFFRAGETTE

October 23, 2015
Directed by Sarah Gavron

Trailer:

STARRING

Carey Mulligan
Helena Bonham Carter
Meryl Streep

The timing for Suffragette couldn’t be better. I think it’s an important story and I’m happy to see it being told on screen with three strong female leads. It’s the kind of movie that makes you appreciate the past and feel hopeful about the future. I think Landslide playing in the background of this trailer is making me feel all warm and emotional inside…

SPOTLIGHT

November 6, 2015
Directed by Tom McCarthy

Trailer:

STARRING

Mark Ruffalo
Michael Keaton
Rachel McAdams
Live Schreiber
John Slattery
Stanley Tucci

Like The Big Short, Spotlight features an all-star cast and is based on true events. It tells the story of The Boston Globe and their uncovering of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal, for which The Globe won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. So far, it’s been screened at the Venice International Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, receiving great reviews at all of them.

ROOM

November 15, 2015
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson

Trailer:

STARRING

Brie Larson

I have no doubt in my mind that Room is going to be extremely difficult to watch but I oddly look forward to seeing it. I always think it’s interesting to see how filmmakers take on extremely difficult subjects. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue.

CAROL

November 20, 2015
Directed by Todd Haynes

Trailer:

STARRING

Cate Blanchett
Rooney Mara
Sarah Paulson

Set in 1950s New York, Carol tells a beautiful story of love and loss between Therese, a department-store clerk, played by Rooney Mara, and Carol, a married woman, played by Cate Blanchett.

SISTERS

December 18, 2015
Directed by Jason Moore

Trailer:

STARRING

Amy Pohler
Tina Fey

Tina and Amy back together again. I think that says it all.

THE BIG SHORT

December 23, 2015
Directed by Adam McKay

Trailer:

STARRING

Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Ryan Gosling
Brad Putt
Marisa Tomei
Feat. Selena Gomez

Ocean’s Eleven meets Argo meets Wolf of Wall Street. Ever since Foxcatcher I’ve been hoping to see Steve Carell play more serious characters. Combine that with Ryan Gosling and that’s reason enough for me to want to go. But the film is actually an interesting look at the financial crisis, specifically the buildup to the crisis, and is based on the book of the same name by Michael Lewis.