Author Archives: Claire Williams

“A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.” – IMDB As with All Quiet on the Western Front, Emancipation is not for the faint of heart. The film highlights the human suffering and total brutality that was slavery. Even the color gradingContinue reading “Emancipation (2022)”

“A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.” – IMDB While I’m not usually one for action movies, The Woman King delivers on so many different levels… and is also a badass action movie.Continue reading “The Woman King (2022)”

“A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.” – IMDB Most of us probably think that we know the story of the young Thai boys and their coach who were stuck in a cave followingContinue reading “Thirteen Lives (2022)”

“A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.” – IMDB Going into Argentina, 1985, I thought it was going to be a rough two hours. Given that the movie focuses on the trial of leading members ofContinue reading “Argentina, 1985 (2022)”

“A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.” – IMDB This movie is incredible, but it’s not for the faint of heart. Given that All Quiet on the Western Front highlights the brutality of trench warfare in World War I, you can imagine that it covers prettyContinue reading “All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)”

“In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.” – IMDB For what a tragic story Till centers around, this movie is made with respect, compassion, and humanity. Unlike some of the other moviesContinue reading “Till (2022)”

“A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.” – IMDB Where have all the editors gone? That is the question I continue to ask myself in almost every three hour PLUS movie I’ve watched recentlyContinue reading “Babylon (2022)”

“Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.” – IMDB Aftersun is definitely an arthouse movie. If those aren’t your jam,Continue reading “Aftersun (2022)”

“A fictitious story about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s.” – IMDB It’s hard for me to sell three hour films to anyone anymore, even myself. But if you make one exception this year, PLEASE LET IT BE RRR. Not to soundContinue reading “RRR (2022)”

“A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.” – IMDB I’m hardly alone in saying that David Bowie is one of my favorite artists of all time. Along with Prince, he is the artist I most wish I could have seen liveContinue reading “Moonage Daydream (2022)”

“A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.” – IMDB Armageddon Time is a tough watch and there’s not getting around that. However, if you can make it through the bleakness and tragedy of the story, then it contains an important message which other filmsContinue reading “Armageddon Time (2022)”

“A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.” – IMDB Let me begin by sharing that I am still getting my horror/scary movie footing. For the last 31 years of my life, I refused to watch almost anything within the genre; however,Continue reading “M3GAN (2022)”

“A world-weary detective is hired to investigate the murder of a West Point cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case – a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.” – IMDB The Pale Blue Eye has all ofContinue reading “The Pale Blue Eye (2022)”

“A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.” – IMDB As much as I can appreciate and even love arthouse films or blockbuster movies, sometimes I just want a good old-fashioned, transportive story. Three Thousand Years of Longing gave me just thatContinue reading “Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)”

“A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.” – IMDB DAMN. This film is one helluva wild ride and my best advice is to go in expecting the unexpected. A three-act satire of class and social hierarchies, Triangle of Sadness follows celebrity supermodel couple, Carl and Yaya, as the two embarkContinue reading “Triangle of Sadness (2022)”

“New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation – a story that helped ignite a movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.” – IMDB There are two things that She Said does extremely well: 1. Although theContinue reading “She Said (2022)”

“Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.” – IMDB Women Talking is not an easy movie to watch. Before going into the movie, you should know that you are dealing with subject matter involving rape, abuse, childContinue reading “Women Talking (2022)”

“An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.” -IMDB When it comes to adapting a Broadway/West End musical into a film, it is usuallyContinue reading “Matilda the Musical (2022)”

“A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.” – IMDB I think anyone who has seen Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 classic Pan’s Labyrinth knows not to be fooled into thinking that they are walking into a straightforward telling of his latest filmContinue reading “Pinocchio (2022)”

“Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.” – IMDB Whether you are a movie nerd (like myself) or an occasional moviegoer, IContinue reading “The Fablemans (2022)”