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Drama, Music, Romance

THE HIGH NOTE (2020): New Trailer From Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Bill Pullman, June Diane Rapha…

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The High Note (2020), Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Focus Features
The High Note (2020), Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Focus Features

Read my spoiler-free movie review of The High Note (2020).

In new music/drama The High Note, which stars Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross, Ross is superstar singer Grace Davis.

Davis’s overworked assistant (Johnson) has a choice to make. one that could change the course of both their respective careers.

 Directed by Nisha Ganatra; additional key cast includes Bill Pullman, June Diane Raphael and Kelvin Harrison Jr.

I’m intrigued by the Grace/Maggie friendship and I’m hoping for a great standout song at the end.

I’m not sure whether Ross is doing all the singing herself, but my ears were definitely expecting a deeper singing voice than what we hear in this trailer. Especially since her speaking voice has such a pleasant soothing bass.

Eddie Izzard, Zoe Chao, Ben Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Rupak Ginn, Diplo, Sandra Rosko, Sonal Shah and Molly Malin also star.

The High Note Release Dates: May 29th, 2020 (US & UK / Internet)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama, Horror, Mystery, No Spoiler Reviews

WOUNDS (2019): The Thing I Liked…

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Wounds (2019), Armie Hammer
Wounds (2019), Armie Hammer

My favourite thing about the latest Dakota Johnson, Zazie Beetz and Armie Hammer horror/mystery, Wounds, is how well writer/director Babak Anvari captures the tension, especially in the first thirty minutes.

Centred on the strange things that start happening to a bartender after he picks up a phone left at his bar, I found that things began to go wrong with this movie when Hammer’s character made/didn’t make a decision that seemed so obvious to me. And because the rest of the story hung ever so loosely on his character’s decision, one that I did not buy, the film simply lost my trust.

In light of this, the real main issue with Wounds is that it barely makes sense. By the very end, I decided that Anvari’s film is based on a script that needed much more work. Yes, some moments were well-written and acted. However, the glaring gaps in the script were simply that, far too glaring. 

If you’re a die-hard Hammer and Johnson fan, then sure, give it a chance if you’re especially curious, and also if you don’t mind swarming bugs. I definitely watched the swarming bugs scenes through my fingers. Otherwise, it’s very much the tension in the first half of the film that’s most notable, in a good way. 

Have you seen Wounds, the film with the ‘very appealing’ name? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama, Horror, Mystery

WOUNDS (2019): New Trailer From Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz…

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Wounds (2019), Armie Hammer
Wounds (2019), Armie Hammer

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Wounds (2019).

From writer/director Babak Anvari, Wounds is a new horror/mystery starring Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer and Zazie Beetz.

At the heart of the story is the strange things that start happening to a bartender after he picks up a phone left at his bar.

I’m curious because I like the cast. But then, there are the bugs. The many, many bugs, and those flesh wounds-with bugs in them!

Brad William Henke, Karl Glusman, Kerry Cahill, Kenneth Kynt Bryan, Jim Klock, Ritchie Montgomery and Terence Rosemore also star.

Wounds Release Dates: October 18th, 2019 (US)…

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G

Adventure

PEANUT BUTTER FALCON (2018): New trailer From Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, Bruce Dern…

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Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Roadside Flix
Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Roadside Flix

In new adventure story Peanut Butter Falcon, Zak (Zack Gottsagen) is a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from a nursing home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.

Directed by Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz and also starring Dakota Johnson and Bruce Dern, Zak must convince small time outlaw Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) to help him.

‘Where’s this going?’ That was my initial thought at the start of this trailer. But by the end, I was completely won over. Now, I’m in the mood for adventure, humour, and I’m looking forward to seeing LaBeouf in a role that doesn’t seem as dark as his other relatively recent ones.

John Hawkes, Deja Dee, Thomas Haden Church, Jon Bernthal, Yelawolf, Jake Roberts and Mick Foley also star.

Peanut Butter Falcon release Dates: August 9th, 2019 (US)…

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G

Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

FIFTY SHADES FREED (2018): It’s…

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Fifty Shades Freed (2018), Dakota Johnson
Fifty Shades Freed (2018), Dakota Johnson

Knowing as I do that 2017’s Fifty Shades Darker did very little to improve on the original Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) movie, I was ready for this third instalment, Fifty Shades Freed, to be, in no way, a step up. And it isn’t at all. I do, however, feel as though the trilogy shifted from ‘bad’ and ‘definitely still bad’ to something that resembles a much less tame romantic Hallmark film. To be clear, Hallmark movies are not great either, even though they’re not always as bad as ‘the worst.’

Starring Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, Rita Ora and directed once again by James Foley; in Fifty Shades Freed, Anastasia and Christian get married, but their troubles with people from Christian’s past are far from over.

Just as was the case with the previous two movies, ridiculous and not well-written or well-acted things happen in Fifty Shades Freed. Yet, I may not have been in a movie theatre, but I still sat and watched it all. Firstly, I felt like I needed to see the whole trilogy through to the end. Second, I really wanted a glimpse at the wedding. Third, I wanted one more look at a depiction of the ever-intriguing lifestyles of the super-rich, and last but certainly not least, Rita Ora’s gorgeous face, acting.

The Fifty Shades movies always had little chance of being good because of the not-so-great source material. Even still, that was never going to be enough to stop many of the millions of fans of the book, fans of Dakota Johnson, fans of Jamie Dornan or fans of Rita Ora (me) from watching the films. It also won’t stop some romantics (like myself) who need a very far from taxing romance film to play semi in the background as they sit still, while doing other equally non-taxing things.

Whatever your reason to watch or not, your decision is probably right. Also, if you start and promptly abort, you cannot and will not be blamed.

Happy Film Loving.

G