In TYLER PERRY’S DUPLICITY, high-powered attorney Marley (Kat Graham) faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind...
What happens after the career you’ve invested a majority of your life in suddenly comes to an end? It’s a stirring thought that can make you question what matters most in life. Gia Coppola’s newest drama, “The Last Showgirl” beautifully portrays the heartbreak of this challenging crossroad.
Pamela Anderson stars as Shelly, a seasoned Vegas showgirl, who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. The film also stars Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Billie Lourd, and Dave Bautisa, who all do a fantastic job, but it’s Anderson’s quietly captivating performance that steals the show. This career-defining role makes you wonder why Anderson hasn’t been given the opportunity to shine like this sooner. However, we can only hope this film will lead to her being cast in more breathtaking roles.
The movie as a whole is simple, but less is more. In its brief runtime, “The Last Showgirl” exemplifies in making audiences feel for all these women and their next steps, while focusing on Shelly’s journey. We learn she gave up a lot for what she felt was her “dream” career. Including a meaningful relationship with her daughter, Hannah (Lourd). And unfortunately, performing as a Vegas showgirl, doesn’t necessarily set the stage for you as an actress.
Shelly as a sorrowful road ahead of her and through the brilliant of work of Anderson and Coppola, we feel Shelly’s pain every step of the way. While the film’s plot is thin, its depth and emotions are heavy. “The Last Showgirl” stays with you and truly dazzles as a raw and polarizing character study.
After so many Marvel misses, this one might be their first hit in a while. This week in Feature Flix, I share my thoughts on the highly anticipated third installment of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” opens in theaters May 5
From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Zack Snyder’s Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward
(Dave Bautista), a displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero who’s now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), it’s with the ultimate proposition: Break into the zombie-infested
quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate (Ella Purnell),
Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist. They include Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera), an ace mechanic and Ward’s old friend; Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick), a zombie killing machine; Marianne Peters (Tig Notaro), a cynical
helicopter pilot; Mikey Guzman (Raúl Castillo), a go-for-broke influencer and Chambers (Samantha Win), his ride-or-die; Martin (Garret Dillahunt), the casino’s head of security; a badass warrior known as the Coyote (Nora Arnezeder) who recruits Burt Cummings
(Theo Rossi), a slimy security guard; and a brilliant German safe cracker named Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer). Scott finds an unexpected emotional hurdle when Kate joins the expedition to search for Geeta (Huma S. Qureshi), a mother who’s gone missing inside
the city. With a ticking clock, a notoriously impenetrable vault, and a smarter, faster horde of Alpha zombies closing in, only one thing’s for certain in the greatest heist ever attempted: survivors take all.
ARMY OF THE DEAD is directed by Zack Snyder (who also served as director of photography) with a screenplay by Snyder & Shay Hatten and Joby Harold from a story by Snyder. The film is produced by Deborah Snyder, p.g.a.; Wesley Coller, p.g.a.;
Zack Snyder, p.g.a. The film also stars Richard Cetrone and Michael Cassidy.
In Select Theaters May 14 and on Netflix May 21, 2021. Check out the new trailer below!
