Tag: Nathan Zoebl (Critic)
XX (2017)
Four short horror films that are directed and written by women.
Get Out (2017)
A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s mysterious family estate.
The Great Wall (2016)
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
Jackie (2016)
Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy.
Split (2016)
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
The Founder (2016)
The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ innovative fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into the biggest restaurant business in the world with a combination of ambition, persistence and ruthlessness.
Elle (2016)
A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
Live by Night (2016)
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Silence (2016)
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
A Monster Calls (2016)
A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother’s terminal illness.
Hidden Figures (2016)
The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
La La Land (2016)
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
Fences (2016)
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
Passengers (2016)
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Rogue One (2016)
The daughter of an Imperial scientist joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star.