Atomic Fangirl

Hey there! See the Golden Globes? Who doesn’t love watching a bunch of talented folks get blotto then take the stage? (In all seriousness; if you haven’t watched this years show, at least peep Meryl Streep’s powerful acceptance speech.)

Ready for more award-worthy performances to add to your Oscar pool?  Well, I’ve got passes for The Founder!  Synopsis!

Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. Writer Robert Siegel (THE WRESTLER) details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire. The film also stars Laura Dern as Ray Kroc’s first wife Ethel; John Carroll Lynch as Mac McDonald and Nick Offerman as Dick McDonald.

Ready?  Let’s go!

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Hey there, and happy 2017!  What?  You’re still bummed over the dumpster fire that was 2016?  (RIP, Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, Prince, David Bowie…I JUST CAN’T EVEN.)

Well, I’ve got free passes for the new Ben Affleck film, Live By Night, if that helps?  Synopsis!

What you put out in the world will always come back to you, but never how you predict. Taking fatherly advice is not in Joe Coughlin’s nature.  Instead, the WWI vet is a self-proclaimed anti-establishment outlaw, despite being the son of the Boston Police Deputy Superintendent.  Joe’s not all bad, though; in fact, he’s not really bad enough for the life he’s chosen.  Unlike the gangsters he refuses to work for, he has a sense of justice and an open heart, and both work against him, leaving him vulnerable time and again—in business and in love. Driven by a need to right the wrongs committed against him and those close to him, Joe heads down a risky path that goes against his upbringing and his own moral code.  Leaving the cold, Boston winter behind, he and his reckless crew turn up the heat in Tampa.  And while revenge may taste sweeter than the molasses that infuses every drop of illegal rum he runs, Joe will learn that it comes at a price.

Sounds intriguing, no?  Well, c’mon along! Continue reading →

Ready for the first free passes for 2017?  No, not of 2017 – I’m aware we’re not there yet.  But I’ve got passes for A Monster Calls, and while it’s in early January, I couldn’t wait to share. Synopsis!

A MONSTER CALLS is a visually spectacular and unabashedly emotional drama from director J.A. Bayona. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother (Felicity Jones) is ill. He has little in common with his imperious grandmother (Sigourney Weaver). His father (Toby Kebbell) has resettled thousands of miles away. But Conor finds a most unlikely ally when the Monster (portrayed by Liam Neeson in performance-capture and voiceover) appears at his bedroom window one night. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth that powerfully fuses imagination and reality.

This sounds like a sweet, touching tearjerker, and the CGI looks lovely. Ready?  Let’s go! Continue reading →

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve, everybody! Regardless of whether you celebrate or not, I’ve got presents  – passes for the Baltimore area screening of Patriots Day!  Synopsis!

An account of the Boston Marathon bombing and the intense aftermath, PATRIOTS DAY is the story of a community’s courage in the face of adversity. Celebrating the average citizens who became extraordinary heroes, this thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon, John Goodman, J.K. Simmons and Michelle Monaghan explores the untold story behind the hunt and capture of the bombers before they could carry out a second attack in New York City.

Docudrama!  Patriotism!  AMURICA!  Exclamation points! Let’s Go! Continue reading →