Take Two

A Korean-American family starts a small farm in Arkansas in the 1980s. Yuh-Jung Youn won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for this sweet, subtle family film. The post Take Two: “Minari” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Melissa McCarthy (“Spy”) and Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) co-star in a Netflix superhero spoof, “Thunder Force.” It co-stars Jason Bateman (TV’s “Ozark”) and was written and directed by McCarthy’s husband, […] The post Take Two: “Thunder Force” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Idris Elba (“The Wire”) and Caleb McLaughlin (“Stranger Things”) star in “Concrete Cowboy,” a coming-of-age tale set in the real-life world of Philadelphia’s inner city horsemen. The post “Concrete Cowboy” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Benedict Cumberbatch (“Doctor Strange”) stars in a ’60s era spy thriller based on a true story. “The Courier” deals with a friendship that develops between a businessman, recruited to spy […] The post Take Two: “The Courier” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Comedians Eric André (“Rough Night”, Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out”) and Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”) star in the hybrid movie, “Bad Trip.” It combines elements of a buddy comedy and […] The post Take Two: “Bad Trip” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs”) and Olivia Coleman (“The Favourite”) star in “The Father,” a drama about a profound struggle with dementia. It marks the directorial debut […] The post Take Two: “The Father” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand (“Fargo”) stars in the drama “Nomadland.” It’s an adaptation of a non-fiction book about indigent senior citizens who travel around the U.S. in trailers in search […] The post Take Two: “Nomadland” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Amy Poehler (“Wine Country”) directs an adaptation of “Moxie,” a 2015 YA novel of the same name by Jennifer Mathieu. The post Take Two: “Moxie” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

Rosamund Pike (“Gone Girl”) won a Golden Globe for her performance in the dark comic film, “I Care a Lot.” It concerns a corrupt, court-appointed guardian who drains the elderly […] The post Take Two: “I Care a Lot” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Can a movie about an amateur British archeological dig in 1939 be compelling? Susan and Russ fill us in on this period piece that stars Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) […] The post Take Two: “The Dig” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI .

The new documentary film “Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence,” was shot here in Kansas City. It tells the remarkable true story of a woman who was once a drug addict […] The post Take Two: “Bobbi Jo: Under the Influence” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

John David Washington (“Tenet”) and Zendaya (“The Greatest Showman”) star in the dark interpersonal drama “Malcolm & Marie.” It was written and directed by Sam Levinson, creator of the TV […] The post Take Two: “Malcolm and Marie” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Naomi Watts (“Birdman”) stars in “Penguin Bloom,” an Australian family drama based on the book by Cameron Bloom. Watts plays a woman, paralyzed in a freak accident, whose emotional trauma […] The post Take Two: “Penguin Bloom” (TV-14) appeared first on KKFI .

“The White Tiger” is a Netflix adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Arivind Adiga. It’s a Dickensian tale about a poor Indian lad who uses his wits to […] The post Take Two: “The White Tiger” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Director David Fincher (“The Social Network”) focuses on Old Hollywood with his new feature “Mank.” Gary Oldman plays acclaimed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz in this ‘warts-and-all” biopic, now showing on Netflix. The post Take Two: “Mank” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”), Shia LaBeouf (“Honeyboy”) and Ellen Burstyn (“Requiem for a Dream”) star in the harrowing drama, “Pieces of a Woman.” The post Take Two: “Pieces of a Woman” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Seventies pop music star Helen Reddy gets the biopic treatment in “I Am Woman.” Australian actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays the singer who went through many personal struggles before hitting it […] The post Take Two: “I Am Woman” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

Emma Roberts (“The Hunt”) and Luke Bracey (“Hacksaw Ridge”) star in the Netflix rom-com, “Holidate.” The post Take Two: “Holidate” (TV-MA) appeared first on KKFI .

The late Chadwick Boseman (“Black Panther”) stars in the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s acclaimed play, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The cast also includes Viola Davis (“The Help”), Glynn Turman […] The post Take Two: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Acclaimed Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg (“The Celebration”) and actor Mads Mikkelsen re-team for the first time since their noted 2012 film, “The Hunt.” “Another Round” is a comic drama about […] The post Take Two: “Another Round” (Not rated) appeared first on KKFI .

Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) stars in the 70s era neo-noir crime thriller, “I’m Your Woman.” Brosnahan plays Jean, a twenty-something whose gangster husband crosses his associates and then […] The post Take Two: “I’m Your Woman” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Riz Ahmed (“Venom”) and Olivia Cooke (“Ready Player One”) star in “Sound of Metal.” Written and directed by Dariius Marder (“Loot”), it’s a drama that deals with a rock musician […] The post Take Two: “Sound of Metal” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Guy Pearce (“Prometheus”) portrays the world’s most renowned art forger, Dutch artist Han van Meegeren, in the post WWII drama, “The Last Vermeer.” This drama explores the time when van […] The post Take Two: “The Last Vermeer” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Kate Winslet (“Blackbird”) and Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”) star in “Ammonite,” a tale of forbidden romance set in 1800s England. Winslet portrays palaeontologist Mary Anning and Ronan is geologist Charlotte […] The post Take Two: “Ammonite” (R) appeared first on KKFI .

Kevin Costner (“Yellowstone”) and Diane Lane (“Paris Can Wait”) reunite for a big screen revenge thriller, “Let Him Go.” It’s based on the Neo-Western novel by Larry Watson and has […] The post Take Two: “Let Him Go” (R) appeared first on KKFI .