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Drama

HERE (2024): New Trailer From Robert Zemeckis, Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Michelle Dockery, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly…

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis; starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery and Paul Bettany, Here is the story of the multiple families that lived in one specific place.

The drama captures the human experience over several generations.

Wow!

So many thoughts went through my head as this trailer played. The biggest one is, how wonderful it is to see Hanks and Wright reunited. I can’t help but consider their character’s relationship as the kind that Jenny and Forrest always deserved.

Artificial Intelligence/CGI also came to mind because I’m almost certain this movie didn’t start shooting when Hanks and Wright were still as young as they appear in the above thumbnail.

Then there’s the strong This Is Us vibes, the telling of a family’s story over different generations. I admit to not actually watching the last few seasons of This Is Us because I found that I cried at least once in every episode, which is simply too much.

Something else the Here trailer reminds me of is this moving Quaker Oats ad I saw for the first time just two weeks ago.

Will you be watching this, considering the stellar cast and filmmaking team?

Ophelia Lovibond, Dexter Sol Ansell, Ben Wiggins, Beau Gadsdon, Leslie Zemeckis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Lilly Aspell, Joel Oulette, Stephanie Siadatan, David Fynn, Billie Gadsdon and Jonathan Aris also star.

Here Release Dates: November 15th, 2024 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

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Action, Adventure, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

WANDAVISION (2021): Episodes 3 & 4 – The Things I Liked…

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WandaVision (2020), Paul Bettany, Marvel Studios
WandaVision (2020), Paul Bettany, Marvel Studios

Following my disappointment with episodes one and two of Marvel’s WandaVision, I decided to wait for the release of episode four before diving back in to see how much more engaging it gets.

Even though episode three was not great, for me, until the last few minutes, I’m glad to report that the fourth episode is much better and more reflective of what I’d hoped for with one and two.

The cast is fantastic; from Teyonah Parris, to Paul Bettany, Katheryn Hahn, Kat Dennings and of course, Elizabeth Olsen; who emits pain through her eyes so very well.

Am I still mad that the first two episodes and most of the third felt like a waste of my time? Only a little; especially since, unlike myself, many readers of the comic books like them.

My hope now is that with the episodes yet to come, things can only get better.

Happy Film Loving

G

Action, Adventure, Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

WANDAVISION (2021): EPISODES 1 AND 2 – The Thing I Liked…

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WandaVision (2021), Paul Bettany, Marvel Studios
WandaVision (2021), Paul Bettany, Marvel Studios

I can’t say that I’ve enjoyed the first two episodes of WandaVision; the new TV series spinoff focused on the Avengers movie characters, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and The Vision

Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany; WandaVision got on my wrong side very soon after it began. And part of the reason is the application of a generally overused comedy bit. The one where two people think they’re talking about the same topic when they’re speaking of two completely different things. This particular comedy writing trope has failed to be funny, for me, ever since I binge-watched Arrested Developed (2003-2019) and realised how heavily the writers relied on it.

As annoying as I quickly found WandaVision to be, I was determined to get over it, as long as what was happening soon proved interesting enough to hold my full attention. Sadly, I hoped in vain because both episodes one and two, which are 99.9% in black and white, hinted at potentially sinister and entertaining things to come. But no matter how much I wanted the show to get to the point faster, it didn’t.

Matters were made worse by the completely unfunny sitcom scenario, in which Wanda and Vision appear to be trapped. Even if this predicament is the perfect set up for everything else fun that will follow, sitting through comedy I consider terrible isn’t how I generally like to spend my time.

Having never read the comic books that inspired these stories is something that has probably contributed, in part, to my level of dissatisfaction. Either way, what I know for sure is this, I’m going to be beyond disappointed if the following episodes of this, so far, hardly engaging Marvel Studios production continues the same way. Just get to the fun parts already! The parts when both Wanda and Vision get to use their powers, frequently and in ways that matter.

I need to know what’s going on with them and soon because this colourless town with the random, mysterious event and even stranger neighbours is causing me to reach for my phone out of boredom. And far more frequently than I want to.

Happy Film Loving

G

Action, Adventure, Drama

WANDAVISION (2020): New Trailer Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings, Kathryn Hahn…

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WandaVision (2020), Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Marvel Entertainment
WandaVision (2020), Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Marvel Entertainment

Read my spoiler-free movie review of  WandaVision (2020).

WandaVision is a new TV-Series spinoff from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kat Dennings and Kathryn Hahn, the story focuses on the characters Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and The Vision.

Additional key cast includes Teyonah Parris, Randall Park and Shane Berengue.

I’m not entirely sure what’s going on in this trailer, but I definitely want to find out. Particularly since Scarlet Witch and The Vision are two Marvel characters I know very little about.

Now I’m wondering just how much of the series will be in black and white.

WandaVision Release Dates: January 15th, 2021 (US)…

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Drama

UNCLE FRANK (2020): New Trailer From Paul Bettany, Steve Zahn, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi…

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Uncle Frank (2020), Paul Bettany, Amazon Studios
Uncle Frank (2020), Paul Bettany, Amazon Studios

Set in 1973, new drama Uncle Frank stars Paul Bettany as Frank Bledsoe, a gay man who reluctantly returns home after a death in the family, and ends up confronting his past.

From writer/director Allan Ball; additional key cast includes Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi and Steve Zahn.

I’m a Bettany fan and this uncle/niece connection is just adorable. This is simply a clip but what a wonderful clip it is, right?

Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, Lois Smith, Jane McNeill, Caity Brewer, Hannah Black, Michael Banks Repeta and Burgess Jenkins also star.

Uncle Frank Release Dates: November 26Tth, 2020 (US)…

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