Cate Marquis
OUR BRAND IS CRISIS
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ highlights political campaign hijinx Sandra Bullock stars as a political campaign consultant hired by a Bolivian candidate running for president. Under her mix of message massaging and Karl Rove-type dirty tricks, she does everything she can to get her candidate in office, regardless of…
ROOM
– Film Review By Cate Marquis – ‘Room’ is taut tale of survival and a mother’s love in confined space and beyond “Room” takes viewers inside the cramped space where a young woman, held captive since she was kidnapped at age 17, lives with her 5-year-old son, the only world her son has ever known…
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
– Theater Review by Cate Marquis – ‘Matilda the Musical’ brings delightful kids’ revolt to Fox “Matilda the Musical,” the award-winning stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book about a mischievous, brilliant, book-loving little girl, made its St. Louis debut at the Fabulous Fox for a run Oct. 21 – Nov. 1. Packed with…
CRIMSON PEAK
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “Crimson Peak” serves up gorgeous, bloody Gothic mess Director Guillermo del Toro says his new film “Crimson Peak” aims to be a Gothic romance in the style of 1940s genre classics “Dragonwyck” and “Jane Eyre.” The big-budget production is filled with lush Victorian costumes and eerie Gothic mansions,…
HE NAMED ME MALALA
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “He Named Me Malala” spotlights Nobel prize-winning teen advocate of girls’ education Stars: 4 out of 5 As a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai was targeted for assassination by the Taliban, simply for speaking out in support of girls’ education. Malala not only survived being shot…
99 HOMES
– Film Review by Cate Marquis – “99 Homes” is riveting drama about 2008 real estate collapse Stars: 4 out of 5 “99 Homes” is a raw, truth-telling, moving drama set in the home foreclosure melt-down of the 2008 Great Recession. Rather than focusing on Wall Street and politics, “99 Homes” tells its story in…
ASHBY
“Ashby” tells quirky tale of high schooler and assassin – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – “Ashby” is coming-of-age comedy about teenaged boy who befriends a neighbor who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin. Mickey Rourke plays the CIA operative Ashby Holt, a widower who also lost his only child and lives…
BLACK MASS
Johnny Depp gives flawless performance as Whitey Bulger in “Black Mass” but film has its flaws – FILM REVIEW- By Cate Marquis – Johnny Depp delivers a chilling, powerful performance as James “Whitey” Bulger, in the true-story crime thriller “Black Mass.” While Depp is flawless, the film is not. The story of Bulger’s rise to…
PAWN SACRIFICE
True story “Pawn Sacrifice” is Cold War thriller as chess game – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – Tobey Maguire turns in a riveting, Oscar-worthy performance as eccentric chess genius Bobby Fischer in the Cold War thriller “Pawn Sacrifice.” The film traces Fischer’s emergence as chess prodigy from his troubled childhood, his game-changing innovations…
THE VISIT
“The Visit” may be contender for weirdest, worst film of year – FILM REVIEW – By Cate Marquis – Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, “The Visit” may top the list for the weirdest film this year, and possibly the worst as well. While it seems to be going for scary, the audience laughed through most…