Movie Review: PROJECT HAIL MARY Amaze. Amaze. Amaze. See PROJECT HAIL MARY in the largest screen you can find with the best sound system. You can thank me later. Based on the novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) and adapted to the screen by Drew Goddard (the screen adaptation of Weir’s The Martian) and Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (the duo who directed THE LEGO MOVIE amongst others), PROJECT HAIL MARY is the feel good movie of the year about collaboration and scie

BEST (and WORST) FILMS OF 2025 The BankofMarquis caught over 50 films that were released in 2025 - here are the Best (and the Worst) of them… FILMS I HAVE YET TO SEE (so they won’t be on the either list): ZOOTOPIA 2 SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT EDEN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (Live Action) HEDDA SNOW WHITE (Live Action) THE ROSES SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES WORST FILMS OF 2025: 5). THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10 - Interesting book, uni

98th Oscars Picks and Predictions The Oscar race this year has come down to a 2 picture race. Paul Thomas Anderson’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER took the early lead and looked to be the shoo-in for BEST PICTURE, but SINNERS is making a late charge and just might nip OBAA at the wire. Here are the BankofMarquis Picks and Predictions for this year’s Oscars (nominees listed in reverse order of preference): BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 5). ELLE FANNING, Sentimental Value: Walks a tightro

Go ahead and give Jessie Buckley the Oscar. Also…add Paul Mescal to the top of the list of performers that SHOULD HAVE been nominated for an Oscar. You can thank Oscar Winning Director Chloe Zhao (NOMADLAND) for these performances and for the rest of this moody, beautiful and emotionally effective film that is HAMNET. Set in the 1590’s, HAMNET tells the tale of Agnes and Will who meet, fall in love and try to raise a family in England during the Elizabethan period. Oh, did I