Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “If Beale Street Could Talk”!

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Denise

I’m stoked about this film, as it’s been getting a whole lot of great buzz, and the trailer is absolutely wonderful. So, synopsis!

Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

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Rapid Review: “Once Upon a Deadpool”

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Denise

“I see myself as more of an east coast Hufflepuff.”

Less than the original D2, but also more. Subtract some gore and baby junk, and add more banter between the cast. Come for the fun (but not overused) Princess Bride-esque wraparound riffs, stay for the touching hat-tip to Stan Lee after the end credits. Excelsior! Grade: B+

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Columbia Screening Pass-palooza: “Mary Poppins Returns” !

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Denise

Morning y’all! I don’t have a spoonful of sugar, but I do have passes for the Columbia MD screening of Mary Poppins Returns! Synopsis!

In Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns,” an all new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt (“A Quiet Place,” “The Girl on the Train”) stars as the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable, fantastic adventure and LinManuel Miranda (“Hamilton,” “Moana”) plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of London.

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TrailerWatch – “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” gives us all the things

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Denise

I’m going to be as calm, cool, and professional as possible here. BUT OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THAT? AND THAT? AND THAAAAAAT?

Warner Brothers has thrown down. They’re here to bring us all the Kaiju, and with this trailer they’ve shown us that they’re not playing around. Rodan’s claws coming out of the earth. Mothra getting her biggest baddest wingbeat. Ghidorah’s serpentine necks readying for battle. And, of course, Big G all glowy and amazing.

Yes, there’s bits of Milly Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins and my man Ken Watanabe…but it’s all about the monsterous showdown we’re absolutely gonna see, because WB has tee’d it up for us. I for one welcome our Kaiju overlords.

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TrailerWatch: “Avengers: Endgame” delivers a title, a poster, and the goods

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Denise

“Is this thing on?”

OH MAN I have all the feels with this trailer. Every single one of them. Fear, terror, happiness, joy, heartbreak, hope…Marvel did a damn good job with this one y’all. From Tony Stark in space to Clint Barton looking heartbroken and vengeance-driven to Scott Lang’s sweetly funny end-of-teaser tidbit that helped me cope after everything else I’d seen? Da-yam y’all. Just…yeah. And who else loved that the “A” in Avengers seems to be re-forming from the ashes in the poster and the tail-end of the trailer?

Anyone else betting/hoping that “Miss Potts” will be zooming up to save her beau? And I need to see Clint-as-Ronin really throw down. But right now I need some solace after what I’ve just seen. At least ’til we can all sit down and watch everything. Or maybe I’ll just re-watch the trailer. Again..

Avengers: Endgame hits theaters April 26th, 2019.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Mortal Engines”!

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Denise

Ready to go post-apocalyptic? Because I’ve got passes for the B’more screening of Mortal Engines! Synopsis!

Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future.

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TrailerWatch – “Captain Marvel” hits hard (in the very best way)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Denise

“I’m not gonna fight your war. I’m gonna end it.”

Captain Marvel mohawk! Nick Fury, kitty fan! OMGOMGOMG this trailer is so amazingly extra I can’t. So watch.

Captain Marvel hits theaters March 8th, 2019. Suit up y’all!

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Bumblebee”!

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Denise

Oh thank Optimus Prime that this series is getting a spiffy new feel. Because really, the last several (maybe every single one Bay made) were…well, Bay-tastic. Lots of boom, but very little else. Time for some fresh blood, and maybe even some – gasp! – character development and real honest-to-goodness storytelling? I’m seeing hope in Bumblebee, and so I’m sharing passes. Synopsis!

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.  When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”!

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Denise

Here THEY come!  Yep, it’s Spider-Verse time y’all! I’ve got passes for the Baltimore area screening of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Synopsis!

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind.  Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: “Mary Queen of Scots”!

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Denise

Ready to get your history on?  Because I’ve got passes for the B’more screening of Mary Queen of Scots!  Synopsis!

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS is a retelling of the turbulent life of Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan), based on the book “Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart” by Dr. John Guy. Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary is widowed, defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, Mary has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), who rules as England’s Queen. Betrayal, rebellion and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens–driving them apart, as each woman experiences the bitter cost of power.

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