Tenet (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Tenet (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Written by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh

Runtime: 149 min

Synopsis: Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist (John David Washington) journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

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The One and Only Ivan (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The One and Only Ivan (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Thea Sharrock

Written by: Mike White

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Brooklynn Prince, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Phillipa Soo, Mike White, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Bryan Cranston

Runtime: 93 min

Synopsis: While trapped in a cage at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, a gorilla named Ivan (Sam Rockwell) teams up with a caring elephant named Stella (Angelina Jolie) to piece together his mysterious past and hatch a cunning escape from their shared captivity.

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Project Power (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Project Power (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Written by: Mattson Tomlin

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Colson Baker, Allen Maldonado, Amy Landecker, Courtney B. Vance

Runtime: 111 min

Synopsis: On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.

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An American Pickle (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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An American Pickle (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Brandon Trost

Written by: Simon Rich

Starring: Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Jorma Taccone, Maya Erskine

Runtime: 89 min

Synopsis: Seth Rogen stars as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1920 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn't aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand.

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Made in Italy (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Made in Italy (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: James D’Arcy

Written by: James D’Arcy

Starring: Liam Neeson, Micheál Richardson, Valeria Bilello, Lindsay Duncan

Runtime: 120 min

Synopsis: A heart-warming father-son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert (Liam Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Micheál Richardson) to make a quick sale of the house they inherited from his late wife. Neither expects to find the once beautiful villa in such a state of disrepair... Renovations go badly, with father and son soon finding themselves at odds.

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The Rental (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Rental (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Dave Franco

Written by: Dave Franco, Joe Swanberg

Starring: Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss

Runtime: 88 min

Synopsis: Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light.

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Radioactive (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Radioactive (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Marjane Satrapi

Written by: Jack Thorne

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Anya Taylor-Joy, Aneurin Barnard, Simon Russell Beale

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: The incredible, true story of Marie Curie (Rosamund Pike) and her ground-breaking scientific achievements. In Paris, 1893, Marie meets fellow scientist Pierre Curie (Sam Riley). The pair go on to marry, raise two daughters and change the face of science forever by jointly winning the Nobel Prize for the discovery of radium in 1903. Marie Curie was the first female scientist to win the esteemed prize.

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Relic (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Relic (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Natalie Erika James

Written by: Natalie Erika James, Christian White

Starring: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote

Runtime: 89 min

Synopsis: When Edna (Robyn Nevin), the elderly and widowed matriarch of the family, goes missing, her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) travel to their remote family home to find her. Soon after her return, they start to discover a sinister presence haunting the house and taking control of Edna.

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First Cow (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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First Cow (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Kelly Reichardt

Written by: Jon Raymond, Kelly Reichardt

Starring: John Magaro, Orion Lee, Toby Jones, Ewen Bremner, Alia Shawkat, René Auberjonois

Runtime: 122 min

Synopsis: A taciturn loner and skilled cook, Cookie (John Magaro), has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant, King-Lu (Orion Lee), also seeking his fortune. Soon the two collaborate on a successful business, although its longevity is reliant upon the clandestine participation of a nearby wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow.

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The Old Guard (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Old Guard (2020) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Written by: Greg Rucka

Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Runtime: 118 min

Synopsis: Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it's up to Andy and Nile (KiKi Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetize their power by any means necessary.

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