Kimberly Elise Archives

Beloved (1998)

Rating: ★★★★★

May 14, 2000African-American Ghost Story

Adapted from an award-winning Toni Morrison novel, this is an African-American ghost story that comes with Serious Drama written all over it. Produced by/starring Oprah Winfrey, the film was overlooked at the major award but is a stunning, emotionally raw work

Director: Jonathan Demme

Actors: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie/Thandiwe Newton, Kimberly Elise, …

Category: Fantasy

14 May 200010 November 2019 by Roog

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 8, 2004Brainwashed Assassin/Political Thriller

Remake of the classic Cold War thriller from Jonathan Demme that has been updated for the era of George W. Bush

Director: Jonathan Demme

Actors: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise, …

Category: Science Fiction

8 November 20048 March 2025 by Roog

Death Wish (2018)

Rating: ★

Sep 22, 2018Vigilante Film

Eli Roth’s remake of the classic Charles Bronson vigilante film is an ugly affair. In an era where school shooting are a weekly scourge in the US, do we really need another fantasy about one man becoming empowered and sorting things out with a gun?

Director: Eli Roth

Actors: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Norris, Camilla Morrone, …

Category: Horror

22 September 201817 January 2026 by Roog

Ad Astra (2019)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 14, 2019Mission to the Outer Reaches of the Solar System

In the same vein as Gravity and The Martian, this depicts spaceflight with scrupulous scientific regard. Essentially Apocalypse Now in space with Brad Pitt on a mission to Neptune to find his father who has gone rogue

Director: James Gray

Actors: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, …

Category: Science Fiction

14 December 20196 November 2025 by Roog