BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)

 

Written & Directed By: Aaron Sorkin  Cinematography: Jeff Cronenweth Editor: Alan Baumgarten

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Linda Lavin, Ronny Cox, Clark Gregg, Nelson Franklin 

September 6, 1953. With Hollywood facing the ever-present threat of Joseph McCarthy's smear campaign, Lucille Ball, America's beloved redhead and star of the tremendously popular CBS sitcom I Love Lucy , finds herself confronted with the Red Scare hysteria. As the American columnist and radio personality Walter Winchell drops a bombshell at the end of his broadcast, Lucille and her Cuban-American actor husband Desi Arnaz must survive one long, overwhelmingly eventful week, as if navigating a rocky marriage wasn't enough. As a result, in the following seven distressful days, scandalous gossip and ongoing infidelity will put the couple's relationship to the test.

DUCK BUTTER (2018)

 

Directed By: Miguel Arteta Written By: Miguel Arteta & Alia Shawkat Cinematography: Hillary Spera Editor: Christopher Donlon

Cast: Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Kumail Nanjiani, Lindsay Burdge, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, Kate Berlant, Jenny O’Hara 

Two women, who are dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating and relationships, decide to make a pact to spend 24 hours together hoping to find a new way to create intimacy.

I LOST MY BODY (2019)

Directed By: Jeremy Clapin 
Written By: Jeremy Clapin & Guillaume Laurent 
Based On The Novel By: Guillaume Laurent 
Cinematography: Benjamin Massoubre 


Cast: (Voices) FRENCH VERSION - Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick D’Assumcao, Bellamine Abdelmalek, Nicole Favart. 

AMERICAN VERSION - Dev Patel, Alia Shawkat, George Wendt, Johnny Mars, Jaarod Pistill 

A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.

IZZY GETS THE FUCK ACROSS TOWN (2017)

Written & Directed By: Christian Papierniak 
Cinematography: Alexandre Naufel 
Editor: Zach Clark & Micah Stuart

Cast: Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon, Lakeith Stanfield, Annie Potts, Brandon T. Jackson, Haley Joel Osmet, Alia Shawkat, Kyle Kinane, Rob Huebel, Sarah Goldberg, Lauren Miller Rogen, Alex Russell

Broke, job hopping, indie musician, Izzy has just discovered that her ex-boyfriend- her soulmate!- got engaged to her ex-best friend, and their party happens to be tonight. Enraged and desperate, Izzy embarks on a quest to charge across Los Angeles and break that up in order to fulfill what she believes to be her destiny - before it's too late.

THE FINAL GIRLS (2015)

Directed By: Todd Strauss-Schulson 
Written By: Joshua John Miller & M.A. Fortin 
Cinematography By: Elie Smolkin 
Editor: Debbie Berman 


Cast: Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Alia Shawkat, Adam Devine, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Dobrev, Angela Trimbaur, Chloe Bridges, Thomas Middleditch, Torey N. Thompson, Lauren Gros 

A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.

20TH CENTURY WOMEN (2016)

Written & Directed By: Mike Mills 
Cinematography By: Sean Porter 
Editor: Leslie Jones 


Cast: Annette Bening, Lucas Jade Zumann, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Alison Elliott, Alia Shawkat 


The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979. The film is semi-autobiographical, according to Michael Mills. The main cast members are based on one or multiple influences upon Mills from his childhood. Annette Bening's character in particular is based partly on his mother, but with the emphasis on Bening's particular spin on her character.

NASTY BABY (2015)

Written & Directed By: Sebastian Silva 
Cinematography By: Sergio Armstrong 
Editor: Sophia Subercaseaux 


Cast: Sebastian Silva, Kristin Wiig, Tunde Adebimpe, Reg E. Cathey, Mark Margolis, Alia Shawkat, Anthony Chilsom, Neal Huff, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Judy Marte 


A close-knit trio navigates the idea of creating life, while at the same time being confronted with a brutal scenario that causes them to take a life.

GREEN ROOM (2016)

Written & Directed By: Jeremy Saulnier 
Cinematography By: Sean Porter 
Editor: Julia Bloch 


Cast: Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair, Imogen Poots, Mark Webber, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Eric Edelstein, Kai Lennox 


 *Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY (2016)

Directed By: John Lee 
Written By: Paul Reubens & Paul Rust 
Cinematography By: Tim Orr 
Editor: Jeff Buchanan 


Cast: Paul Reubens, Alia Shawkat, Richard Riehle, Leo Fitzpatrick, Brad William Henke, Robert R. Schafer, Stephanie Beatriz, Josh Myers, Diane Salinger, Joe Manganiello, David Arquette, Nicole Sullivan, Paul Rust, Lynne Marie Stewart

WILD CANARIES (2015)

Written & Directed By: Lawrence Michael Levine 
Cinematography By: Mark Scwartzbard 
Editor: Sofi Marshall 


Cast: Sophie Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Kevin Corrigan, Alia Shawkat, Jason Ritter, Annie Parisse, Elonore Henricks, Jennifer Kim, Kent Osborne

LIFE AFTER BETH (2014)

Written & Directed By: Jeff Baena 
Cinematography By: Jay Hunter 
Editor: Colin Patton 


Cast: Dale DeHann, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Paul Reiser, Cheryl Hines, Matthew Gray Gubler, Anna Kendrick, Garry Marshall, Alia Shawkat, Paul Weitz, Rob Delaney

CEDAR RAPIDS (2011)

Directed By: Miguel Arteta Written By: Phil Johnston Cinematography By: Chuy Chavez Editor: Eric Kissack Cast: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Thomas Lennon, Stephen Root, Kurtwood Smith, Alia Shawkat, Mike O’Malley, Rob Corddry, Mike Birgiglia