Once the undisputed leader of the music industry, producer David King (Denzel Washington) finds his throne threatened unless he can convince business partners Gabe (Wendell Pierce) and Alex (Frederick Weller) to sell their shares of Stackin’ Hits Records to him and avoid a sellout to rival studio, Stray Dog. Through some creative accounting, King secures…
Tag: Jeffrey Wright
American Fiction
Monk (Jeffrey Wright) is instructed to take a vacation after a student complained about his behavior and choice of curriculum texts in a collegiate literary class. Reluctantly, he returns home to Boston and stays with his sister, Lisa (Tracee Ellis Ross), who is taking care of their aging mother, Agnes (Leslie Uggams). He uses this…
Asteroid City
Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) accompanies his young son Woodrow (Jake Ryan) to Asteroid City for the Junior Stargazers convention where his science project is in contest for the top scholarship prize. One evening, during a ceremony led by Dr. Hickenlooper (Tilda Swinton) to view an astrological phenomenon, an alien spaceship lands and an Alien (Jeff…
The Batman
Nearing the eve of the mayoral election, Gotham City’s politics are upended when incumbent candidate Don Mitchell Jr (Rupert Penry-Jones) is found dead in his home. He will be the first victim in a string of serial murders of many of Gotham’s public figures by the mysterious Riddler (Paul Dano). Each inventive and gruesome scene…
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch is a literary magazine and the only beacon of class and culture for its readers in Liberty, Kansas. After the death of its editor Arthur Howitzer Jr. (Bill Murray), the staff adheres to his wishes in publishing one farewell edition before shutting down operations. The film that follows delves into a short travel section, three…
No Time to Die
James Bond (Daniel Craig) is enjoying his retirement after Blofeld’s (Christoph Waltz) arrest and detainment. He spends his days lazing about Italy with Madeline Swan (Léa Seydoux), though the death of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green, in reference only) years prior weighs heavy on the secret agent’s conscience. When Spectre sets a trap for Bond at Lynd’s grave, he finds…
The Marquee Topic 