Deep Water (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Deep Water (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Adrian Lyne

Written by: Zach Helm, Sam Levinson

Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, Kristen Connolly, Jacob Elordi, Rachel Blanchard

Runtime: 115 min

Synopsis: Based on the celebrated novel by famed mystery writer Patricia Highsmith (The Talented Mr. Ripley), Deep Water takes us inside the marriage of picture-perfect Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda Van Allen (Ana de Armas) to discover the dangerous mind games they play and what happens to the people that get caught up in them.

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Turning Red (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Turning Red (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Domee Shi

Written by: Julia Cho, Domee Shi

Starring: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong

Runtime: 99 min

Synopsis: Mei Lee (Rosalie Chiang) is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!

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The Batman (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

The Batman (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Written by: Matt Reeves, Peter Craig

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell

Runtime: 176 min

Synopsis: Batman (Robert Pattinson) ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

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No Exit (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

No Exit (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Damien Power

Written by: Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari

Starring: Havana Rose Liu, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl, Mila Harris, Dennis Haysbert, Dale Dickey

Runtime: 90 min

Synopsis: Darby (Havana Rose Liu), a young woman en route to a family emergency, is stranded by a blizzard and forced to find shelter at a highway rest area with a group of strangers. When she stumbles across an abducted girl in a van in the parking lot, it sets her on a terrifying life-or-death struggle to discover who among them is the kidnapper.

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Dog (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Dog (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Reid Carolin, Channing Tatum

Written by: Reid Carolin

Starring: Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q'orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes, Ronnie Gene Blevins

Runtime: 111 min

Synopsis: Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier's funeral on time. Along the way, they'll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.

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Uncharted (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Uncharted (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Ruben Fleischer

Written by: Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway

Starring: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas

Runtime: 116 min

Synopsis: Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate's long-lost brother...but only if they can learn to work together.

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Death on the Nile (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Death on the Nile (2022) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Written by: Michael Green

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright

Runtime: 127 min

Synopsis: Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's (Kenneth Branagh) Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

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PIGGY - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2022

PIGGY - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2022

Directed by: Carlota Pereda

Written by: Carlota Pereda

Starring: Laura Galán

Runtime: 90 min

Synopsis: With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara (Laura Galán) hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger, who drives off with them in his van. When the police begin asking questions, Sara keeps quiet. Intrigued by the stranger - an interest that’s mutual - she’s torn between revealing the truth and protecting the man who saved her.

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Resurrection - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2022

Resurrection - SPOILER-FREE Review | Sundance 2022

Directed by: Andrew Semans

Written by: Andrew Semans

Starring: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone

Runtime: 103 min

Synopsis: Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. But that careful balance is upended when she glimpses a man she instantly recognizes, an unwelcome shadow from her past. A short time later, she encounters him again. Before long, Margaret starts seeing David (Tim Roth) everywhere - and their meetings appear to be far from an unlucky coincidence. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business.

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