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Comedy, Romance

FALLING FOR FIGARO (2020): New Trailer From Joanna Lumley, Hugh Skinner, Danielle Macdonald, Shazad Latif…

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Falling for Figaro (2020), Danielle MacDonald
Falling for Figaro (2020), Danielle MacDonald

From director and co-writer Ben Lewin; Falling for Figaro is a new comedy/romance starring Joanna Lumley, Danielle Macdonald, Shazad Latif and Hugh Skinner.

Set in the Scottish Highlands; Macdonald plays a brilliant young fund manager who leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer.

Meryl Streep’s Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) definitely came to mind as this trailer played. Though, it does look like MacDonald’s character can at the very least hold a tune; unlike the absolutely tone deaf Miss Jenkins.

As a fan of this cast, I can’t wait for all the delightful humour to unfold.

Cameron Brown, Saskia Ashdown, Rebecca Benson, Bhav Joshi, Mark Weinman, Margaret Fraser, Jo Vanessa Borrini and Christina Bennington also star.

Falling for Figaro Release Dates…

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Comedy, Drama

FRENCH EXIT (2020): New Trailer From Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Imogen Poots…

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French Exit (2020), Michelle Pfeiffer, Sony Pictures Classics
French Exit (2020), Michelle Pfeiffer, Sony Pictures Classics

In new comedy/drama French Exit, Michelle Pfeiffer is Frances Price; an ageing Manhattan socialite who’s fast running out the money she inherited. And so she must move to a small apartment in Paris with her son and cat.

Directed by Azazel Jacobs; additional key cast includes Imogen Poots, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts and Danielle Macdonald.

No matter how many times I see Pfeiffer in other films, the mere hearing or reading of her name always brings up an image of her iconic work as Cat Woman in Batman Returns (1992).

The talented cast almost guarantees that I’ll watch this one. May it be even more amusing than this trailer suggests.

Valerie Mahaffey, Isaach De Bankolé, Daniel di Tomasso, Eddie Holland, Matt Holland, Christine Lan, Robert Higden, Larry Dayand Laura Mitchell also star.

French Exit Release Dates: February 12th, 2021 (US); February 26th, 2021 (UK)…

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Biography, Drama

SKIN (2019): New trailer From Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Bill Camp, Mike Colter…

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Skin (2018), Jamie Bell, A24
Skin (2018), Jamie Bell, A24

From writer/director Guy Nattiv, Skin stars Jamie Bell, Danielle Macdonald, Mike Colter and Bill Camp in a biographical drama about Bryon Widner.

Widner is a young man who, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves, goes about turning his back on hatred, violence and the racist skinheads who raised him.

I like that I don’t already know how Widner’s story ends. I therefore look forward to finding out and comparing it to one of my favourites which also deals with a similar subject. Namely American History X (1998).

Vera Farmiga, Louisa Krause, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Kylie Rogers and Colbi Gannett also star.

Skin Release Dates: July 26th, 2019 (US)…

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Comedy, Drama, Musical, No Spoiler Reviews

DUMPLIN’ (2018): The Thing I Liked…

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Dumplin' (2018), Jennifer Aniston
Dumplin’ (2018), Jennifer Aniston

Starring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle McDonald and Odeya Rush, I had some fun Watching Dumplin’, the comedy/drama about Willowdean, a.k.a  Dumplin,’ the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen.

Directed by Anne Fletcher, the story really gets underway when, to the surprise of many in their small Texas town, Willowdean starts a revolution by signing up for her mom’s Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant. 

I wanted to watch Dumplin‘ because of Aniston and the promise of some humour. There is a little humour involved, and the messaging about inclusion, representation and love of self is adequately executed. I also enjoyed witnessing the positive evolution of a strained mother/daughter relationship, plus a teenage girl finding her confidence. 

Though everyone did well in their roles, a part of me does wish that Dumplin’ had been a tad more amusing and fun. A similar movie that I had more fun watching is Don’t Talk To Irene (2017), which I recommend.

Dolly Parton’s music features quite a lot in Dumplin’, and she’s often mentioned. As such, if you’re a fan, you know what to do.

Another reason to watch Dumplin’ is to see Aniston have fun in her role as a small town Texas woman. The idea alone just makes me smile.

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Comedy, Drama, Musical

DUMPLIN’ (2018): New Trailer From Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, Odeya Rush, Dove Cameron, Harold Perrineau…

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Dumplin’ (2018), Danielle McDonald, Jennifer Aniston

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Dumplin’ (2018).

In new comedy/drama/musical Dumplin‘, the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen decides to sign up for her mom’s Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant. Doing so ends up revolutionising the pageant and their small Texas town.

Dumplin is directed by Anne Fletcher, and stars Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Macdonald, Odeya Rush, Harold Perrineau and Dove Cameron.

Reasons to be excited about this one include the promise of humour, the fact that I enjoy Aniston in comedy roles, and Harold Perrineau in drag as ‘Rhea Ranged.’

Luke Benward, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Sam Pancake and Joshua Allan Eads also star.

Dumplin’ Release Dates: December 7th, 2018 (US)…

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