We Have a Ghost (2023) - Review

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We Have a Ghost (2023) - Review

Directed by: Christopher Landon

Written by: Christopher Landon

Starring: David Harbour, Jahi Winston, Tig Notaro, Erica Ash, Jennifer Coolidge, Faith Ford, Niles Fitch, Isabella Russo, Steve Coulter, Anthony Mackie

Runtime: 126 min

Synopsis: Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin's family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of Ernest's past, they become a target of the CIA.

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Jesus Revolution (2023) - Review

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Jesus Revolution (2023) - Review

Directed by: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle

Written by: Jon Gunn, Jon Erwin

Starring: Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Anna Grace Barlow, Kelsey Grammer

Runtime: 119 min

Synopsis: In the 1970s, young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) is searching for all the right things in all the wrong places: until he meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher. Together with Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer), they open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to an unexpected revival of radical and newfound love, leading to what TIME Magazine dubbed a JESUS REVOLUTION.

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Cocaine Bear (2023) - Review

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Cocaine Bear (2023) - Review

Directed by: Elizabeth Banks

Written by: Jimmy Warden

Starring: Keri Russell, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Brooklynn Prince, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kristofer Hivju, Hannah Hoekstra, Margo Martindale, Ray Liotta

Runtime: 95 min

Synopsis: Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild thriller finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow... and blood.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - Review

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - Review

Directed by: James Cameron

Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet

Runtime: 192 min

Synopsis: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the sequel tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

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Sharper (2023) - Review

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Sharper (2023) - Review

Directed by: James Cameron

Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet

Runtime: 192 min

Synopsis: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the sequel tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

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Your Place or Mine (2023) - Review

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Your Place or Mine (2023) - Review

Directed by: Aline Brosh McKenna

Written by: Aline Brosh McKenna

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Jesse Williams, Zoë Chao, Wesley Kimmel, Griffin Matthews, Rachel Bloom, Shiri Appleby, Vella Lovell, Tig Notaro, Steve Zahn

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: Debbie (Reese Witherspoon) and Peter (Ashton Kutcher) are best friends and total opposites. She craves routine with her son in LA; he thrives on change in NY. When they swap houses and live for a week, they discover what they think they want might not be what they really need.

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Somebody I Used to Know (2023) - Review

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Somebody I Used to Know (2023) - Review

Directed by: Dave Franco

Written by: Dave Franco, Alison Brie

Starring: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Haley Joel Osment, Danny Pudi, Julie Hagerty, Amy Sedaris

Runtime: 106 min

Synopsis: Workaholic TV producer Ally (Alison Brie) faces a major professional setback which sends her running to the comforts of her hometown. She spends a whirlwind evening reminiscing with her first love Sean (Jay Ellis) and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she discovers Sean is getting married to Cassidy (Kiersey Clemons) whose confidence and creative convictions remind Ally of who she used to be.

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Knock at the Cabin (2023) - Review

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Knock at the Cabin (2023) - Review

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Written by: M. Night Shyamalan, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman

Starring: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn, Rupert Grint

Runtime: 110 min

Synopsis: While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

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Other Films Watched | Sundance 2023

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Other Films Watched | Sundance 2023

Here, you'll find quick, mini-reviews about films I watched throughout this year's Sundance Film Festival that I didn't have time to write a full, lengthy article about. By clicking on the titles below, you'll be redirected to the respective review.

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The Accidental Getaway Driver - Review | Sundance 2023

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The Accidental Getaway Driver - Review | Sundance 2023

Directed by: James Cameron

Written by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Kate Winslet

Runtime: 192 min

Synopsis: Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, the sequel tells the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

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