Overlord (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Overlord (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Julius Avery

Written by: Mark L. Smith, Billy Ray

Starring: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbaek, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Jacob Anderson, Dominic Applewhite

Runtime: 109 min

With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drops into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that's crucial to the invasion's success. Tasked with destroying a radio transmitter atop a fortified church, the desperate soldiers join forces with a young French villager to penetrate the walls and take down the tower.

But, in a mysterious Nazi lab beneath the church, the outnumbered G.I.s come face-to-face with enemies unlike any the world has ever seen. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord certainly offers high expectations.

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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Written by: Anthony McCarten

Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Mike Myers

Runtime: 134 min

Synopsis: A foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. This film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, cementing the legacy of a band that was always more like a family, and who continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.

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Halloween (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Halloween (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: David Gordon Green

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

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Haluk Bilginer, Virginia Gardner, Nick Castle

Runtime: 106 min

Synopsis: It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns to Haddonfield, Ill. - but this time, she's ready for him.

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Halloween (1978) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Halloween (1978) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: John Carpenter

Written by: John Carpenter, Debra Hill

Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, Nancy Loomis

Runtime: 91 min

Synopsis: On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: Drew Goddard

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Chris Hemsworth

Runtime: 140 min

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell.

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First Man (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

First Man (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Damien Chazelle

Written by: Josh Singer

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Pablo Schreiber

Runtime: 138 min

Synopsis: Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for First Man, the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost on Armstrong and on the nation of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

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A Star Is Born (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

A Star Is Born (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Bradley Cooper

Written by: Will Fetters, Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliot, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chapelle

Runtime: 135 min

In this new take on the tragic love story, Bradley Cooper plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers and falls in love with struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer... until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.

But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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Venom (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Venom (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Written by: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Kelly Marcel

Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott

Runtime: 112 min

Synopsis: Journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is trying to take down Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom - leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

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Mandy (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Mandy (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Panos Cosmatos

Written by: Panos Cosmatos, Aaron Stewart-Ahn

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouere, Richard Brake

Runtime: 120 min

Synopsis: Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) lead a loving and peaceful existence. When their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed by a cult led by the sadistic Jeremiah Sand (Linus Roache), Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.

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Searching (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Searching (2018) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Aneesh Chaganty

Written by: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian

Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La

Runtime: 101 min

Synopsis: After David Kim (John Cho)'s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened, and a detective is assigned to the case. However, 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter's digital footprints before she disappears forever.

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