A young woman (Dakota Johnson) jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi heading from JFK Airport to Manhattan. The cab driver (Sean Penn) engages her in a personal conversation that changes their lives.
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Gyllenhaal in her directorial debut distills the intricate moments from the book to their essence.
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On closing night Fantastic Fest treated attendees to some Bad Times at the El Royale, an almost film-noir by writer/director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian). Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the country shows horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and unusual films that don’t necessarily …
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