Rating: Overflowing

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, Zackary Momoh, Jacob Tremblay and Henry Thomas

Director: Mike Flanagan

Writer: Mike Flanagan

Based on: a novel by Stephen King

Producers: Jon Berg and Trevor Macy

Music by: The Newton Brothers

Rated: R for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug use

Release Date: 11/08/19

Favorite Character: Dan Torrance

Tagline: The next chapter in The Shining story

Quote: “Well, hi there.”- Rose the Hat

Fun Facts: Danny Lloyd (the former actor who plays Danny in The Shining) appears in the crowd at a baseball game.

A few shots from The Shining were reused in the film.

In the famous bloody elevator scene, the blood was digital.

There are a lot of The Dark Tower easter eggs in the film.

Summary: A grown up Danny Torrence must protect a girl with ‘The Shining’ from the cult.

The Review: The sequel to the classic horror film will definitely not disappoint the fans with creepy cinematography, brilliant performance and a chance to check into the Overlook hotel again.

Rating: Overflowing

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Zack Gottsagen, Jon Bernthal and Thomas Haden Church

Directors: Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz

Writers: Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz

Producers: Albert Berger, Christopher Lemole, Lije Sarki, David Thies, Ron Yerxa and Tim Zajaros

Music by: Zachary Dawes, Noam Pikenly, Jonathan Sadoff and Gabe Witcher

Rated: PG-13

Release Date: 08/23/19

Favorite Character: Eleanor

Tagline: N/A

Quote: “Friends are the family you choose.”- Carl

Fun Facts: Wrestlers Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts and Mick Foley appeared in the film.

The actor who portrayed Zak is named Zack and has down syndrome.

Summary: A down syndrome guy ran away from a nursing home in order to persuade a dream of becoming a wrestler.

The Review: The modern Mark Twain tale brings out the perspective of a disability to its audience in an amazing way.

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Rating: Empty

Cast: Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Bateman, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne, Peter Facinelli, Anne Winters and Tom Segura

Director: Justin Dec

Writer: Justin Dec

Producers: Sean Anders, John Morris, John Rickard and Zack Schiller

Music by: Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans

Rated: PG-13 for terror, violence, bloody images, suggestive material, language and thematic elements

Release Date: 10/25/19

Favorite Character: Matt Monroe

Tagline: Death? There’s an app for that

Quote: “All we have to do is beat the clock by one second.”- Father John

Fun Fact: There’s a hospital door that Evan is staying that said ‘237’ which pays tribute to ‘The Shining.’

Summary: A nurse downloads an app that contains a countdown timer to their death and it turns bad when the app said she only has three days to live.

The Review: All it is is ‘The Ring’-ripoff that needs a serious update.

Rating: Overflowing

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy and Brett Cullen

Director: Todd Phillips

Writers: Todd Phillips and Scott Silver

Based on: DC comics

Producers: Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Emma Tillinger Koskoff

Music by: Hildur Guonadottir

Rated: R for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language and breif sexual images

Release Date: 10/04/19

Favorite Character: Arthur Fleck/the Joker

Tagline: Put on a Happy Face

Quote: “The worst part of having a mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t”- Arthur Fleck/the Joker

Fun Facts: The film becomes controversial due to people worrying that the movie may cause violence.

In fact, a cinema in Colorado (the same one where the deadly shooting took place while showing ‘The Dark Knight Rises’) refused to show the movie.

Phoenix lost 52 lbs before filming.

An ambulance drivers at the end of the film is olympic silver medalist Josh Lakatos.

Summary: A story of a struggling comedian who went to become the famous Batman villain, The Joker.

The Review: See this movie and you are up for Phoenix’s powerful performance and deep psychological, even though it did not affect me at all, chances are it will make you will not see the clowns the same again.