A STAR IS BORN: A Technically Well-Crafted Look at a Bittersweet True Love Story and the State of Modern-Day Music Industry

Genre: Drama, Romance, Musical

Produced by: Bill Gerber, Jon Peters, Bradley Cooper, Lynette Howell Taylor, Todd Phillips

Directed by: Bradley Cooper

Written by: Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Dave Chappelle, Andrew Dice Clay 

Runtime: 134 minutes            

SYNOPSIS: 

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) rediscovers his passion for music when he encounters struggling musician Ally (Lady Gaga). Sooner than later, what begins as a professional, musician-to-musician relationship between them blossoms into something much more special. But as they begin to learn the truth about the music industry, the more fame or lack of that comes their way, the more it threatens to tear them apart. 

HALLOWEEN: Jamie Lee Curtis Steals the Show in an Otherwise Competently-Directed, yet Average Slasher Sequel

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Produced by: Jason Blum, Malek Akkad, Bill Block

Directed by: David Gordon Green

Written by: David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jeff Fradley

Production Company: Universal Pictures

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Will Patton, Nick Castle, Andi Matichak, Omar J. Dorsey      

Runtime: 104 minutes

SYNOPSIS: 

Set 40 years after Michael Myers’ (Nick Castle) killing spree in Haddonfield, Illinois, its sole survivor Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has spent the rest of her adult life secluding herself from the society and preparing for the inevitable return of The Shape himself. When that day eventually comes, and when Michael starts leaving dead bodies in his wake, Laurie has to put all her years of rigorous training to good use to stop Michael and exact revenge on her friends’ death in 1978.