Saturday, December 20, 2025

Tag: James Schamus

Wedding Banquet, The (2025)

Title: The Wedding Banquet
Rating: R
Directed by: Andrew Ahn
Written by: Andrew Ahn and James Schamus
Starring: Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung
Release Date: 4/18/2025
Running Time: 102 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Tonya, Peter, and Frank for this submission

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King’s Daughter, The (2022)

Title: The King’s Daughter
Rating: PG
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Written by: Ronald Bass, Barry Berman, and Laura Harrington
Based on the novel by: Vonda N. McIntyre and James Schamus
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, and Rachel Griffiths
Release Date: 1/21/2022
Running Time: 90 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Known as The Sun King, Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. Obsessed with his own mortality and the future of France, Louis turns to his spiritual advisor, Père La Chaise (William Hurt), and the royal physician to help him obtain the key to immortality. Believing a mermaid (Fan Bingbing) contains a force that grants everlasting life, Louis commissions a young sea captain to search the seas and capture the mystical creature. Further complicating his plans is his orphaned daughter, Marie-Josèphe (Kaya Scodelario), who returns to court with an abundance of elegance and an inherent defiance of authority. With a rare solar eclipse approaching, Louis will discover where his daughter’s true loyalties lie as he races against time to extract the mermaid’s life-giving force.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank and Michael for this submission


Indignation (2016)

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Title: Indignation
Rating: R
Directed by: James Schamus
Written by: James Schamus
Based on the novel by: Philip Roth
Starring: Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon and Tracy Letts
Release Date: 7/29/2016
Running Time: 110 minutes

IMDb

In 1951, Marcus, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection, amid the ongoing Korean War.


What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

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