Echo Chamber - 227
It's another four film EchoChamberFP this week!!!
Apple TV+ & A24 bring us a film about the trauma of war, Signature Films has a relationship break-up joint, set at Christmas. While Disney+ revisit fairytale fifteen years later, and Netflix take us into the world of dreams!
'Causeway' is directed by Lila Neugebauer and written by Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel, and Elizabeth Sanders, Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence), a U.S. soldier, experiences a traumatic brain injury during her tour in Afghanistan which forces her to return home. She struggles to return to her daily life with her mother as she waits for her eventual redeployment.
'Bar Fight' is the feature directorial debut Jim Mahoney, which he also wrote. There’s only one way to settle the score after a break-up and for Nina (Melissa Fumero) and Allen (Luka Jones) it’s a turf war for their favorite local bar. Lines have been drawn and with the help of Nina’s best friend Chelsea (Rachel Bloom) it’s going to be a winner takes all affair. The drinks are free flowing, the competition is fierce, and games are out-of-this-world crazy. With the bar on the line, this BAR FIGHT! is going to become a battle for the ages.
'Disenchanted' is directed by Adam Shankman and written by Brigitte Hales. It has been 15 years since Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they take their daughter Morgan (Gabriella Baldacchino) to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairy tale life. Unfortunately, it isn’t the quick fix she had hoped for, as Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), queen bee of the town, makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Her rash actions place the town and her family’s future happiness in jeopardy!
'Slumberland' is directed Francis Lawrence and written by David Guion & Michael Handelman, and is based on Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo' comics. After her father Peter (Kyle Chandler) is unexpectedly lost at sea, young Nemo's (Marlow Barkley) life is upended, and she moves to the city with her well-meaning uncle Phillip (Chris O'Dowd). A secret map to the fantastical world of Slumberland connects Nemo to Flip (Jason Momoa), a rough-around-the-edges but lovable outlaw. They soon find themselves on an incredible journey traversing dreams and fleeing nightmares, where Nemo begins to hope that she will be reunited with her father once again.
This episode has:
Causeway - Poster
Causeway
Watch Review: Here.
Toronto International Film Festival: 10th September 2022
Theatrical Release Date: 28th October 2022
Digital Release Date: 4th November 2022
Director: Lila Neugebauer
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Harvard
Credit: IAC Films, Excellent Cadaver, A24, Apple Studios
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 92 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/VojBOTd6Euo
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/causeway/umc.cmc.30p2zn6vd14159dorn1vo68el
Bar Fight - Poster
Bar Fight
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 11th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 11th November 2022
Director: Jim Mahoney
Cast: Melissa Fumero, Luka Jones, Rachel Bloom, Julian Gant, Vik Sahay, Daniel Dorr, Shontae Saldana, Patrick Byas, Dot-Marie Jones, Hope Lauren, Caroline Harris, Mitzi Akaha, Nick Psinakis, Dino Nicandros
Credit: Ingenious Media, Particular Crowd, Signature Films, Tea Shop Productions, IFC Films
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 84 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/WCUELVOuA_E
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/bar-fight/umc.cmc.2dqzm2xgwpumezewt3vhjapmn
Website: Here. https://www.barfight.movie/
Disenchanted - Poster
Disenchanted
Watch Review: Here.
El Capitan Theatre Premiere: 16th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 18th November 2022
Director: Adam Shankman
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Gabriella Baldacchino, Rachel Duff, Idina Menzel, James Marsden, Maya Rudolph, Kolton Stewart, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Oscar Nuñez, Alan Tudyk, Griffin Newman
Credit: Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Right Coast Productions, Disney+
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Running Time: 118 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/dRuwjZJ-DQw
Watch via Disney+: Here. https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/disenchanted/5rnVhiRFkaqL?cid=DTCI-Synergy-Disneycom-Site-Awareness-Originals-US-Disney-Disenchanted-EN-HomeScreenBanner-Stream_on_DisneyPlus_button_Disenchanted_movie_page-NA
Website: Here. https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/movie/disenchanted
Twitter: @enchanted https://twitter.com/enchanted
Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/DisneyEnchanted/
Instagram: @disneyenchanted https://www.instagram.com/disneyenchanted/
Slumberland - Poster
Slumberland
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 11th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 18th November 2022
Director: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Chris O'Dowd, Kyle Chandler, Weruche Opia, Cameron Nicoll, Antonio Raine Pastore, India de Beaufort, Chris D'Silva, Leslie Adlam, Jamillah Ross, Tonya Cornelisse, Humberly González, Michael Blake, Izaak Smith, Owais Sheikh
Credit: Chernin Entertainment, Netflix
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Running Time: 117 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/FBnkVJslRGo
Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81220825
Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/slumberland-release-date-cast-news
*(Music)
'Stakes Is High’ by De La Soul - 1996