Movies by MoHaze

George Clooney’s Suburbicon , a picturesque community of cookie-cutter homes, manicured lawns and friendly neighbors.  A place that seems to be a peaceful place to settle down and raise a family right? Well, don’t get too comfortable, because this is a total mess. Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon), is the typical nerdy looking accountant who lives in Suburicon with his wife Rose (Julianne Moore) and son Nicky (Noah Jupe) who seem to be enjoying a nice quiet life.  One day, a new family moves into the home directly behind Lodge’s, the Mayers, the first African American family. Maggie, Rose’s twin sister suggests that Nicky “go on over and play ball with that little colored boy” and welcome them to the neighborhood.  Later that night, a couple of hoodlums break into the Lodge’s home, tie everyone up, and chloroform everyone ultimately killing Rose. Meanwhile, the town is in a huge uproar about the Mayers moving into their neighborhood. So much so, an emergency meeti...

A Fantastic Woman (Middleburg Film Fest)  This story of love, loss, and resilience will take you through a gambit of emotions from sadness to complete outrage in Sebastián Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman. Marina (Daniela Vega) is a transgender woman and her much older boyfriend Orlando (Francisco Reyes) are madly in love with each other and are happy in their own world together. One night, Orlando arises from his sleep and is rushed to the hospital where he suffers an aneurysm and suddenly dies. Marina, being who she is, subjected to criminal questioning at the hospital, she is subjected a physical inquiry exam by the Sexual Offenses Investigation Unit, and if that wasn’t horrible enough, she is forced out of the home she and her Orlando have lived in by his asshole son. Marina told by Orlando’s ex-wife Sonia (Aline Küppenheim) that she is not welcomed at the wake nor the funeral because she could be a distraction and cause undue stress to the family. Sonia, still hurt by ...