MARC PLATT

DEAR EVAN HANSEN (2021)
Starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Demarius R. Copes and Isaac Powell. Directed by Stephen Chbosky.

An anxious, isolated high schooler aches for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social media age.

REVIEWS Dear Evan Hansen - A disappointing, misguided adaptation of the award-winning musical

CRUELLA (2021)
Starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, Joel Fry, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Chloé Booyens, Bern Collaço, Mark Strong and Jamie Demetriou. Directed by Craig Gillespie.

Set in 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, follows a young grifter named Estella, a clever and creative girl determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

REVIEWS Cruella - Fashion caper that sees a return to Disney's villains

MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2019)
Starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, Julie Walters and Pixie Davies. Directed by Rob Marshall.

In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friend Jack, she helps the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives.

REVIEWS Mary Poppins Returns - Disney's unexpected triumph dazzles on 4K
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BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK 3D (2016)
Starring Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Chris Tucker, Vin Diesel and Steve Martin. Directed by Ang Lee.

19-year-old private Billy Lynn, along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad, becomes a hero after a harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game, the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war with America’s perceptions.

REVIEWS Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - A different side of war

BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)
Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. Directed by Steven Spielberg.

James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot.

REVIEWS Bridge of Spies - Spielberg delivers another classic

RICKI AND THE FLASH (2015)
Starring Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Kevin Kline and Mamie Gummer. Directed by Jonathan Demme.

A funny and touching story of a rock n’ roll-loving woman who chased her tattered dream at the price of her family, but gets a last chance to, perhaps, make things right.

REVIEWS Ricki And The Flash - Flash in the pan

INTO THE WOODS (2015)
Starring Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Chris Pine, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford and MacKenzie Mauzy. Directed by Rob Marshall.

modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel - all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.

REVIEWS Into The Woods - Not your average fairytale

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010)
Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson and Aubrey Plaza. Directed by Edgar Wright.

Scott Pilgrim is a 22 year old radical Canadian wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, and must defeat her seven evil exes to be able to date her.

REVIEWS Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Not here to make money and stuff