Rose D. Cotton 
It’s still time … Patrick Beatty’s Friday film reviews! This week he spoke about Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Tick, Tick .. BOOM !, King Richard and The Power of the Dog. Here is what he had to say:
‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (Theaters)
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written by: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman, Dan Aykroyd
With: Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Rated PG-13 for its supernatural action and some suggestive references
Synopsis: When a single mother and her two children arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Rating: 8/10
Patrick’s full review can be found here.
“Tik, Tic… BOOM! “(Theaters)
Directed by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Written by: Steven Levenson, Jonathan Larson
With: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Rated PG-13 for strong language, suggestive material, and drug references
Synopsis: On the eve of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates between love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Rating: 10/10
Patrick’s full review can be found here.
‘King Richard’ (Theaters)
Directed by: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Written by: Zach Baylin
With: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rated PG-13 for violence, foul language, sexual reference, and brief drug references
Synopsis: A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams came to be after their father Richard Williams trained.
Rating: 8/10
Patrick’s full review can be found here.
“The power of the dog” (Theaters)
Directed by: Jane Campion
Written by: Jane Campion, Thomas Savage
With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Rated R for brief sexual content / complete nudity.
Synopsis: Charismatic breeder Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Rating: 8.5 / 10 Full review of Patrick can be found here.
