Wicked: Part One

Wicked: Part One

The Tony Award-winning musical hits the big screen with Wicked: Part One. Due to being born with green skin, Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) has been subjected to much prejudice, particularly from her father Governor Thropp (Andy Nyman) of Munchkinland, who gives preferential treatment to Elphaba’s wheelchair-bound sister Nessarose (Marissa Bode). While accompanying Nessarose to Shiv…

The Peanuts Movie

The Peanuts Movie

The classic characters created by Charles M. Schulz head to the big screen in The Peanuts Movie. Charlie Brown is an awkward boy, whose most trusted companion is his beagle Snoopy. Together they hang out with Charlie’s friends Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Franklin, Pig-Pen, and Charlie’s sister Sally. When a Little Red-Haired Girl moves…

Junkie

Junkie

Indie Spotlight is a series focusing on reviews of independent films From director Adam Mason comes the dark comedy Junkie.  Danny (Daniel Louis Rivas) is a recovering drug addict living in his parent’s old house with his psychotic brother Nicky (Robert LaSardo).  Even though Danny is desperate to get clean, the bad influence of Nicky…

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

Every year always adds at year one more holiday film to the large list that receive high rotation on TV at this film of the year. Of course, it’s a mixed bag, since for every Elf there is a Christmas with the Kranks. In the more high profile of the two holiday films opening this…