Tag Archives: Catherine Keener

Crime, Drama, Musical

JOKER – FOLIE À DEUX (2024): New Trailer Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz…

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Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga; it’s time for that long-awaited new Joker – Folie À Deux (Madness for Two) trailer.

I’m quite sure that the story that director Todd Phillips has chosen to tell will be engaging. Nevertheless, since many iterations of the Joker story have been told, it’s not the story that is pulling me in. Rather, it’s my curiosity about the performances and especially the visuals.

Part of what made Joker 2019 a must-see was the deep dive into his origin story, like never before. Now that we’re in the phase where he’s finally gained power, it will be interesting to see if this second part is presented in a way that doesn’t feel too much like a repetition of the ’empowered Joker story’. To begin with, Joker – Folie À Deux is a musical, which is certainly different.

What are your thoughts after seeing the above trailer?

Brendan Gleeson, Steve Coogan, Zazie Beetz, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland, Gattlin Griffith, Leigh Gill Sharon Washington, Troy Metcalf, Harry Lawtey, Tim Dillon, George Carroll and Mike Houston also star.

Folie à Deux Release Dates: October 4th, 2024 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Adventure, Animation, No Spoiler Reviews

INCREDIBLES 2 (2018) The Things I LOVED…

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The Incredibles 2 (2018), Jack Jack
The Incredibles 2 (2018), Jack Jack

For most of Incredibles 2, it is Elastigirl who is out doing all the superhero work and dealing with a new villain, Screenslaver, while Mr Incredible is at home taking care of the Incredible children.

As far as the superhero action sequences go, I enjoyed Elastigirl’s rather thrilling second solo pursuit of Screenslaver. Overall, though, my favourite scenes in Incredibles 2 are not the moments when members of the Incredible family are in their trademark superhero attire, facing off with villains.

The biggest highlights for me are the scenes with all or most of the Incredible family together at home. I particularly enjoyed the humour and universal family dynamics during these moments. I also especially adored every scene that featured baby Jack Jack, ‘the most adorable symbol of animated cuteness,’ since the Minions (2015) first became a big deal. I can definitely sense that you agree. Yes, I know you do.

Watch Incredibles 2 because it’s good. Enjoy all the undeniable cuteness and cleverness of the creation that is Jack Jack. Definitely make time for the fun that the scenes with Jack Jack at Edna Mode’s residence will deliver. 

 Written/directed by  Brad Bird; Incredibles 2 stars Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Catherine Keener and Samuel L. Jackson.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama

LITTLE PINK HOUSE (2017): New Trailer Starring Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Aaron Douglas…

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Little Pink House (2017), Catherine Keener
Little Pink House (2017), Catherine Keener

In Little Pink House, Catherine Keener plays Susette Kelo, a small-town nurse turned reluctant leader of her working-class neighbours. Neighbours struggling to save their homes from political and corporate interests.

Based on a true story and written/directed by Courtney Balaker; Jeanne Tripplehorn, Aaron Douglas and Callum Keith Rennie also star.

This might be the first film I’ll watch with Keener in a leading role. As a Keener fan ever since The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005), I want to see her do well.

Also, who doesn’t enjoy a good underdog story?

Little Pink House Release Dates: April 20th, 2018 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Action, Crime, Drama

SICARIO – SOLDADO (2018): New Trailer From Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Katherine Keener…

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Sicario 2 - Soldado (2018), Josh Brolin
Sicario 2 – Soldado (2018), Josh Brolin

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Sicario – Day of the Soldado (2018).

In Sicario – Soldado, instead of Denis Villneuve, the director of the sequel for one of my favourite films of 2015 – Sicario is Stefano Sollima. 

Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin are back to a reality where the drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. Federal agent Matt Graver (Brolin) re-teams with Alejandro (Del Toro) to fight the war.

This isn’t a bad trailer and I’m happy to have caught a glimpse of Catherine Keener but something tells me that I’m going to miss Emily Blunt’s character. I could just be thinking this because I’m used to seeing her there as my own eyes among all the unsavoury happenings.

Perhaps Keener’s character will represent the spectator this time. Either way, I hope it’s a worthy sequel.

Sicario – Soldado Release Dates: June 29th, 2018 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Horror, No Spoiler Reviews

GET OUT (2017): A Scary, Suspenseful & Clever Mystery…

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Get Out (2017), Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams
Get Out (2017), Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams

Meeting a girlfriend’s parents for the first time is scary for any young man, but when you’re a young African-American man (Daniel Kaluuya) visiting his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate for the first time, there’s another level of scary that comes into play. And it’s writer/director Jordan Peele’s exploration of this fear, combined with his smart social and cultural observations, that make Get Out a thing to see.

As a self-confessed wuss, especially where scary movies are concerned, as soon as Get Out started, I was more than ready for the film to end. Not because I was having a bad time, as such. I simply knew that something bad was going to happen and I was looking forward to the point when it was over.  

In spite of my ‘wussy’ ways, I did make it to the very end of Get Out, a well constructed mystery where the immediate scares come in the suspenseful moments when you don’t quite know how the impending horror is going to take shape. 

Watch this movie because it’s worth it, and you probably won’t have nightmares afterwards. At least not on the night you watch it. I didn’t, though I did have plenty of other thoughts going on. So that’s probably why. Or, maybe tonight is when the scares will come. Tonight. Or not.

Happy Film Loving,

G